- Emphysema - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Emphysema is a long-term lung condition that causes shortness of breath Over time, the condition damages the thin walls of the air sacs in the lungs called alveoli In healthy lungs, these sacs stretch and fill with air when you breathe in The elastic sacs help the air leave when you breathe out
- Emphysema: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Emphysema causes the small alveoli in your lungs to break and develop into large air pockets What is emphysema? Emphysema is a lung disease that results from damage to the walls of the alveoli in your lungs A blockage (obstruction) may develop, which traps air inside your lungs
- Emphysema Symptoms | Emphysema Treatment - MedlinePlus
In emphysema, the walls between many of the air sacs in the lungs are damaged This causes the air sacs to lose their shape and become floppy The damage also can destroy the walls of the air sacs, leading to fewer and larger air sacs instead of many tiny ones
- Emphysema - Wikipedia
Most commonly emphysema refers to the permanent enlargement of air spaces in the lungs, [5] [6] and is also known as pulmonary emphysema Emphysema is a lower respiratory tract disease, [7] characterised by enlarged air-filled spaces in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large
- Emphysema: Symptoms, stages, causes, treatments, and outlook
Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing, and breathing difficulties It occurs when air sacs in the lung sustain damage or stretch
- Emphysema - American Lung Association
Emphysema is one of the diseases that comprise the term COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Emphysema involves gradual damage of lung tissue, specifically thinning and destruction of the alveoli or air sacs
- Emphysema Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - MedicineNet
Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that presents as an abnormal and permanent enlargement of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles This enlargement interferes with the efficient oxygen exchange and leads to respiratory difficulties
- Pulmonary Emphysema - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Emphysema is a progressive chronic lung condition in which the tiny air sacs (alveoli) are damaged or destroyed When this happens, it causes the tiny air sacs to rupture and create one big air pocket instead of many tiny ones
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