Emphysema

Emphysema
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(mfs´m), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs.
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Emphysema
Definition:
Emphysema is a lung disease that involves damage to the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. The air sacs are unable to completely deflate, and are therefore unable to fill with fresh air to ensure adequate oxygen supply to the body.
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Emphysema: Does cold weather make it worse?
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Emphysema
What is emphysema?
Emphysema is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that gradually destroys the lungs. The damage makes it hard to breathe. You have trouble breathing out carbon dioxide and eventually become unable to breathe in enough oxygen.
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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive airway disease, or COPD. People with COPD have limitations in the flow of air through their airways. Emphysema involves the gradual destruction of alveoli in the lungs.
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Emphysema is a lung disease that involves damage to the air sacs (alveoli). The air sacs are unable to completely deflate (hyperinflation) and are therefore unable to fill with fresh air to ensure adequate oxygen supply to the body.
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Develop emphysema at 45 years of age or younger.
Develop emphysema without having any recognized risk factors, such as smoking or inhaling industrial dust or chemical fumes over a long period of time.
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Emphysema
If you have emphysema, you may first feel short of breath during activities such as walking or vacuuming. Because lung function decreases slowly in emphysema, you may hardly notice as breathing becomes more and more difficult.
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Emphysema
Definition:
Breathing difficulties involve a sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing or a feeling of not getting enough air. See also difficulty breathing - first aid.
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Emphysema or COPD
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Chronic lung disease characterized by loss of elasticity of lung tissue and resulting in trapped air in the lung.
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Pulmonary emphysema is a disorder affecting the alveoli (tiny air sacs) of the lungs. The transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs takes place in the walls of the alveoli.
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EmphysemaDisease of severe lung deterioration and impairment.
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In emphysema, the air sacs are left over-inflated when their elastic fibres are destroyed. Small holes also develop in their walls, leaving them unable to work properly.
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Lobar emphysema - This condition is usually also discovered on a chest x-ray after a child demonstrates extreme difficulty and pain in breathing.
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Answer: Emphysema is a chronic disease that slowly destroys the lungs. This happens when tiny air sacks called alveoli become swollen and ineffective. It is within these alveoli that your blood picks up oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide.
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Can Patients With Emphysema Benefit From Lung Volume Reduction Surgery? - Source:MedicineNet ...
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Older persons often have other types of obstructive lung disease, such as chronic bronchitis or emphysema. This makes it important to know to what extent the symptoms are caused by asthma.
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It is caused by permanent damage to the lungs as a result of having chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both of these.
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Elucigene A genetic test for alpha1-antitrypsin (A1AT); detects genetic abnormalities associated with adult emphysema and progressive liver cirrhosis in children.
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ALPHA-ANTITRYPSINS - A specific enzyme (alpha 1 antitrypsinase) that when absent genetically can result in panacinar emphysema (lung disease) and liver disease. The incidence is approximate 1 in 10,000 people.
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Women who smoke heavily have almost three times as much bronchitis or emphysema, about 75% more chronic sinusitis, 50% more peptic ulcers compared to women who don't smoke.
Smoking affects pregnancy and the health of the baby.
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Because of this, asthma is referred to as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), like emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Unlike other types of COPD, asthma is reversible. It cannot be cured, but it can be controlled by medication.
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These include the elderly, people who have lung disease (bronchitis, asthma, emphysema), heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, whose immune systems have been weakened by disease or treatment and people who live in nursing, ...
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Patients with a prior allergic reaction to contrast dye or medication and patients who have asthma, emphysema, or heart disease are at increased risk for anaphylactic reaction.
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