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Naturopathic > Emphysema
The following information is about Emphysema.
Emphysema Defined
A pulmonary condition with loss of elasticity in the alveoli and the interalveolar septa...the meat-foam and their interleaving sheaths that you fill up when you breathe. If a septum gets too stretched over time, several of the little sacs will coalesce together, decreasing the surface area for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. If enough of these sacs lose their separateness, like small soap bubbles joining to make a few larger ones, breathing gets harder because each breath accomplishes less interchange of gases, resulting in emphysema. Caused by years of bad asthma, tobacco smoking, chemical damage, and other chronic lung disorders, it can be halted but not reversed. The first breath you take defines forever the number of the alveolar bubbles...they cannot be regenerated if they coalesce together.
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Fri Jun 26
- Michael Jackson autopsy to show truth about genetic lung condition: Organ and Tissue Donor Examiner In December claims were made that Jackson suffered from a alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency and needed a lung transplant. Jackson denied this. Now a cornoner' s report will prove or disprove the rumors.
Thu May 21
- ATS: Rehab Helps in Moderate COPD: Rehabilitation tests in moderate COPD
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- What Is Emphysema?: english
Thu Apr 2
- Light Up, Pay Up: Increased taxes on cigarettes and much needed restrictions. Jane Skinner on FoxNews Live interviews Dr Jennifer Walden
Fri Mar 27
- Eating Can Be Risky Business for COPD Patients: Swallowing food in a way that interferes with breathing can result in some food getting into the lungs, which is not good. Can lead to pneumonia, for example.
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