How do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications work?
Barry Make, MD — Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications reduce irritation, or inflammation. They may be used for arthritis to help lessen irritation in the joints and thus reduce pain and swelling. They are not commonly used to treat lung diseases.Question: I am currently on oxygen for exercise and sleep. I can see in the future that likely I will be on oxygen throughout the day. I expect at that time, my daily activities outside my home will shut down, because I doubt if I can accept being in public with a hose hanging on my face. Would transtracheal oxygen be a valid consideration for me? Or is the risk too much?Barry Make, MD– Your concern is very common. The medical facts are that we all need oxygen to survive – every living thing, even the fish in the sea use oxygen, which is dissolved in seawater. In patients with COPD whose oxygen level is below a certain value, oxygen indeed prolongs life.
