My brother who is 35 has been prescribed Formonide 200 and Tiova last week. He went to see a doctor as he thought he was having minor heart attack . His heart was beating faster than normal. This has happened 3 times now in the last two weeks but after several tests he was referred to pulmonologist . The pulmonologist believes that my brother s lungs are very weak like he has been smoking for years which isn t true. However, he has had pnemonia twice as a baby and he has always been asthmatic. My question is Has my brother got COPD? How does this affect his heart? Are the inhalers enough? I am worried. Please help!
Your brother could be suffering from asthma and COPD as there is history of childhood lung infection and smoking both of which are causes of COPD. He may also be suffering from allergy/asthma. He should undergo a PFT test to know the severity of COPD. Furthermore, he must stop smoking as this is the most important part of the treatment. Yes inhalers are the first line of treatment for COPD, but there are other Chat Doctor.  Treatment depends on the severity of illness and acute exacerbations. He should be under care of a pulmonologist for proper treatment and it's monitoring.