You may be able to get help with some of the extra costs caused by long term ill-health or disability. If youâre aged 16 to 64 you could get between Â£22 and Â£141.10 a week by claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The amount you get depends on how your condition affects you, not the condition itself. Youâll be assessed by a health professional to work out the level of help you can get.
The preliminary diagnosis of COPD is diagnosed in a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptoms by. his/her breathing history, the history of tobacco smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and/or; exposure to air pollutants, and/or a history of lung disease (for example, pneumonia).
Pulmonary edema can occur even if you have a normal heart. The lung blood vessels may become porous and leak fluid into the lungs. This can be the result of many things, including severe infections, transfusions of many units of blood, injury to the lungs, or cancer. What are the symptoms? The early symptoms of pulmonary edema may include: Mild shortness of breath with exercise; Cough