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COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a disease of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. This leads to a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs causing of breath. In contrast to asthma, the limitation of airflow is poorly reversible and usually gets progressively worse over time. COPD occurrs mainly becuase of smoking.... Read more about [close]

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mom has emphysema, could not catch her breath and was panting desperately for air. this happens every morning
Every morning she starts gasping for breath about 4a.m. She's fine during the day for for some reason, she's gasping for breath around 4 am and she's on oxygen. What is...
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My elder brother is undergoing treatment for emphysema.
My elder brother has been diagnosed for Emphysema last week. He is undergoing treatment for emphysema. Due to the treatment nature and the disease doctor has advised him...
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Emphysema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

H&E (haematoxylin and eosin) stained lung tissue sample from an end-stage emphysema patient. RBCs are red, nuclei are blue-purple, other cellular and extracellular material is pink, and air spaces are white. ... It is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals,...
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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involving damage to the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. As a result, your body does not get the oxygen it needs. Emphysema makes it hard to catch your breath...
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