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Emphysema |
Pulmonary Emphysema |
Emphysema is a chronic lung disease. It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-term exposure to tobacco smoke. Signs and symptoms Emphysema is characterised by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue; destruction of structures supporting the alveoli; and destruction of capillaries feeding the alveoli. The result is that the small airways collapse during expiration, leading to an obstructive form of lung disease (air is trapped in the lungs in obstructive lung diseases). Sy ...
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- A1AD Related Emphysema (American Lung Association)
- Alpha-1 Related Emphysema (American Lung Association)
- American Lung Association
- American Lung Association Factsheet: African Americans and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Emphysema (National Institutes of Health)
- Emphysema (American Lung Association)
- Emphysema (MayoClinic)
- Emphysema (American Lung Association)
- Emphysema (Cleveland Clinic)
- Emphysema (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Emphysema (Medline Plus)
- Emphysema (HealthWorld)
- Emphysema (HealthWorld)
- Emphysema (HealthWorld)
- Emphysema: Can Cold Weather Worsen Symptoms? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Emphysema: Does It Increase the Risk of Lung Cancer? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Every Breath You Take: Preventing and Treating Emphysema (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- FASTATS: Emphysema (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Home Oxygen Therapy (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing (American Medical Association)
- Lung - Anatomy (National Lung Health Education Program)
- Lung - Diagnosis of COPD and Asthma (National Lung Health Education Program)
- Lung - Treatment of COPD and Asthma (National Lung Health Education Program)
- Lung Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
- National Emphysema Foundation
- National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Lung Health Education Program
- Oxygen Therapy (American Lung Association)
- Pulmonary Health / Exercise and Care (National Emphysema Foundation)
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Is It for You? (Cleveland Clinic)
- Spirometry (National Lung Health Education Program)
- Surgery for Severe Emphysema (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Theophylline (Cleveland Clinic)
- What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Women and Smoking (American Legacy Foundation)
- Work-Site Accommodation Ideas: Respiratory Impairment (Job Accommodation Network)
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