Emphysema
learn about this deadly disease or suffer the consequences
what is emphysema
Emphysema is...
- a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- a condition in which air is abnormally present within the body tissues.
Emphysema's causes
The leading cause of emphysema is cigarette smoking. Other risks factors include air pollution, occupational exposure to dust and chemicals, frequent lower respiratory infections and second hand smoke. In rare cases, the genetic disorder alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency causes emphysema.
Famous people with emphysema
Dean Martin
a member of the "Rat Pack," was often seen with both a cigarette and drink in hand. No doubt this COPD celeb's heavy smoking led to his development of emphysema.
King Edward VII
King Edward was said to have smoked 12 cigars and 20 cigarettes a day. History books show he suffered from severe chronic bronchitis, one of the two forms of COPD patients may have.
Johnny Carson
He died of emphysema when he was 79. Carson supposedly told his brother shortly before his death it was "those cigarettes." According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, nine out of 10 COPD patient deaths are related to smoking.
Treatment
Cures- There are currently no cures for emphysema, but there are treatment options to relive some of the pain. The most urgent thing you can do is quit smoking. Other than that here are some other treatment options.
- Inhalants
- oral treatment
- oxygen supplementation
- surgery
- rehabilitation
- therapies
- QUIT SMOKING
Emphysema Health Byte
What I learned about emphysema
I learned that smoking can kill in more ways than one. 1. way smoking can kill you is getting emphysema which is a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness. 2. another way smoking can kill you is cancer. Cancer is the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Emphysema has no cure, but the doctors can give you treatment options like steroids, medicine, and help to make your life easier and happier.