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My father is a COPD patients. His age is almost 60. What is the best treatment for COPD. Can he recover with this disease. And l want to know that COPd is a hereditary or not.
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Hi. I understand your concerns. He will need to undergo a pulmonary function test which is needed for diagnosis and also to assess severity of copd based on which he will require inhalers. Consult a pulmonologist for the same. Hope your questions were answered. Thanks.
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