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Possible Treatment for Reversing

Emphysema

By Livia Tiba

Halosense.com

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Glossary

What is Emphysema

Lung Anatomy & Physiology

Lung Comparisons

What Are The Causes

WHO is the Risk

Symptoms of Emphysema

Diagnosis

Treatment

Worldwide Mortality Rate

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What is Emphysema

Emphysema is a chronic lung disease that is caused by damage tothe alveoli, the tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of

oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

COPD for short.

COPD is generally a combination of Emphysema and Chronic

Bronchitis both with varying degrees. It is a progressive disease of the lungs.

The alveoli (air sacs) are irreversibly damaged causing

breathing to become difficult.

There is no cure

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LUNG ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

The function of the lungs is to Oxygenate our blood by

removing Carbon Dioxide and replacing it with Oxygen.

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LUNG COMPARISONS

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What Are The Causes

MOST COMMON

Smoking (#1 cause)

Prolonged exposure to second hand smoke

Chemical fumes

Dust

Air pollution

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WHO IS AT RISK?

Emphysema effects both men and women.

Usually does not appear until the sixties.

But the disease can appear as early as forty depending oncertain factors.

Any ethnic group can develop emphysema.

One exception is the inherited form that mainly effects

European Caucasians.

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SYMPTOMS OF EMPHYSEMA

Coughing with or without phlegm

(sometimes referred to as smokers cough)

Dyspnea (shortness of breath)

Trouble catching ones breath

Fatigue

Wheezing

Barrel- like distended chest

Lethargy or difficulty concentrating

Difficulty sleeping

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DIAGNOSIS

Chest Xray

Blood test

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

Lung Function Test also called Pulmonary Function Test or PFT(most common)

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Treatment

STOPsmoking (if you smoke)

Bronchodilators (inhalers)

Ex. Atrovent, Spiriva, Serevent, Foradil, and Albuterol

Anti-inflammatory medication

Ex. Singulair and Roflimulast

Antibiotics

Oxygen therapy

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Conserve energy, improve stamina, and reduce breathlessness

Surgery

Other things include

Avoid being around smoke and other irritants

Avoiding the cold

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Worldwide Mortality Rate

36.60%

16.40%

10.40%

5.80%

4.80%

2.90%

2.90%

2%

1.90%

1.80%1.50%

1.50%

1.40% 1.40%

0.80%

0.70%

0.70% 0.70%

0.60% 0.60%

United States

Japan

Brazil

Mexico

Germany

Netherlands

South Africa

Hungary

Romania

Canada

Thailand

Australia

Austria

Spain

Kyrgyzstan

Argentina

Sweden

Colombia

Poland

Venezuela

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Phone: 1-519-641-7258

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