Emphysema

Emphysema is any air-filled enlargement in the body's tissues. Most commonly emphysema refers to the enlargement of air spaces in the lungs, and is also known as pulmonary emphysema.... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Pulmonology
• Symptoms:  Shortness of breath, chronic cough
• Usual onset:  Over 35 years old
• Duration:  Long term
• Causes:  Tobacco smoking, air pollution, genetics
• Diagnostic method:  Spirometry
• Differential diagnosis:  Asthma, congestive heart failure, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, obliterative bronchiolitis, diffuse panbronchiolitis
• Prevention:  Smoking cessation, improving indoor and outdoor air quality, tobacco control measures
• Medication:  Inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids
• Treatment:  Pulmonary rehabilitation, long-term oxygen therapy, lung volume reduction
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo