Emphysema is caused by long-term exposure to toxic and harmful gases or repeated lung infections. Abnormal and persistent dilatation occurs from the air chamber at the distal end of the lung to the bronchioles at the distal end. Due to the expansion and rupture of alveolar cavity and the decrease of capillaries on alveolar surface, drug treatment can not restore the lung tissue structure to normal.
However, emphysema is a progressive disease. If the symptoms are obviously untreated, there will often be a vicious circle. The more short of breath, the less willing to exercise, the physical fitness will continue to decline, and the disease will be further aggravated.
Therefore, if emphysema is found, you should go to the hospital to check the lung function, consult a doctor for evaluation, then give medication and rehabilitation exercise, and if necessary, give low-flow oxygen inhalation.
Suggestions for patients with emphysema:
Every disease has the best treatment opportunity. As a doctor, I advise you not to miss the best treatment stage. Early detection and early treatment, patients can choose to answer according to the following questions and their own situation in the comment area. I will understand your illness and answer it for you in the first time with my clinical experience and medicine. I hope I can help you!
1. What are the symptoms at present?
2. How old are you this year?
Have you ever suffered from bronchitis or asthma before?
④ Do you have cough, expectoration, chest tightness, shortness of breath and dyspnea?
⑤ When the weather is cold, the illness gets worse. If you catch a cold, it will recur. How many times do you have seizures a year? Has the number of attacks increased compared with before? Has the dose increased?
6. What tests have you done? Has it been diagnosed?
⑦. What do you think now? What's the effect?