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Emphysema Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - Emphysema facts - MedicineNet

As stated previously in the risk factors section, there can be many causes for the development of emphysema. However, the majority of cases of emphysema (COPD) in the United States and other countries are caused by exposure to cigarette smoke.

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Emphysema Symptoms - Mayo Clinic

You can have emphysema for many years without noticing any signs or symptoms. The main symptom of emphysema is shortness of breath, which usually begins gradually.

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Emphysema Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What causes emphysema? - MedicineNet

What are the signs and symptoms of emphysema? Emphysema is a progressive disease with the most common and characteristic symptoms of cough and shortness of breath caused by prolonged smoke exposure.

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Emphysema, Congenital Lobar

Important It is possible that the main title of the report Emphysema, Congenital Lobar is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report.

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Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema Medication

Freysdottir D, Olutoye O, Langston C, Fernandes CJ, Tatevian N. Spontaneous pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a term unventilated infant. Localized persistent pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a preterm infant in the absence of mechanical ventilation.

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Emphysema Tests and diagnosis - Mayo Clinic

Emphysema gradually damages the air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs, making you progressively more short of breath. This reduces the surface area of the lungs and, in turn, the amount of oxygen that reaches your bloodstream.

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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive...

Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that damages the airways and makes it difficult to breathe. Current treatments for severe emphysema have limited effectiveness.

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Experts Find Dangers in Emphysema Surgery

Emphysema is a disease largely associated with smoking and strikes about 2 million Americans each year. In recent years, doctors have been studying the effects of removing portions of the lung tissue to treat some of these patients.

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Common Drugs and Medications to Treat Emphysema

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Emphysema is an incurable, progressive lung...

Emphysema is an incurable, progressive lung disease that primarily affects smokers and causes shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. Although smoking is by far the most common cause of emphysema, some heavy smokers do not develop the disease for unknown reasons.

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Experts Find Dangers in Emphysema Surgery

WebMD News Archive continued... One surgical team found only 4% of the patients died within six months after the surgery. The death rate among patients getting traditional treatment with medicine was 17%.

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Lung Surgery Helps, but Doesn't Cure Emphysema

"This is a reasonable ... treatment for patients with severe [emphysema] who no longer get relief from medical therapy," Yusen tells WebMD. "Our results were encouraging ... but the public needs to know that this surgery is not a cure ... for emphysema."

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