What are the earliest symtoms of emphysema?!


Question: What are the earliest symtoms of emphysema!?
How does it differ from COPD!? Or, is one a subset of the other!?
Is there any treatment for emphysema that can arrest its development!? Or, will it always worsen, even if cigarette smoking is stopped!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Emphysema is hyperinflation of the air sacs with destruction of the lung tissue!. Your lung tissue losses it elacticity and breakdown it down leading to breathing limitations!. There is a strong association between cigarette smoking and this disease!. As a result the destruction of the lungs, blood vessels, pulmonary artery pressure rises and the right side of the heart must work harder to pump blood!. This can lead to heart failure!.
COPD is the chronic condition of persitant obstruction of air flow through the bronchial tubes and lungs!.
There are no cures for this disease however there are some things to lessin the effects such as portable oxygen and things to this nature!.
Stopping smoking is definelty something that will help in the long run!
Hope this helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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