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It reduces the surface area because it reduces the number of alveolar sacs in a persons lungs.

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emphysema effects the lungs by causing shortness of breath and destroying lung tissue

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Emphysema is a chronic, progressive, and eventually fatal lung disease. Alveoli are small hollow air sacs that look like upside down plump grapes. In emphysema, most of the alveoli collapse.

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Who does emphysema affect the respiratory system?

me


Can emphysema affect men and women?

Yes, men and women are both susceptible to emphysema, particularly if they smoke cigarettes.


Is emphysema caused from a person's lifestyle?

NO, emphysema cannot be solely blamed on a person's lifestyle. Emphysema is caused by any of a number of lung irritants, which affect the alveoli and trigger the production of excess phlegm.


How does emphysema affect your life?

Emphysema is a disease that destroys the tiny air sacs in your lungs. In this case it can even cause lung cancer. A person with advanced emphysema uses 80% of his/her energy to breathe.


Which respiratory volumes will emphysema affect the most?

It decreases Residual Volume


Illnesses or diseases that affect your breathing?

Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema and Pheumonia all affect the respiraty system ...


What is the history of Emphysema?

The general knowledge history about emphysema is doctors guessed that it was connected to smoking. However, after the 1970s, researchers understood that emphysema is caused by any number of lung irritants that affect the lungs, especially the alveoli.


How does emphysema affect the health?

It makes it hard to breath and, if severe, lowers oxygen levels.


How does emphysema affect vital capacity?

Emphysema's effect on vital capacity increases as the disease progresses. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) which obstructs the passage of air out of the lungs. As a person exhales with emphysema, the airways close prematurely which reduces the exhalation volume thus reducing vital capacity.


How does emphysema affect the heart?

if you have had a heart condition in the past can having bronchitis make your condition reoccur


You are 50 and have mild emphysema from smoking-you stopped smoking 6 years agoWill your emphysema get worse or will it stay as it is ie mild breathlessness?

Emphysema is a chronic long-term disease that blocks air way to lungs, meaning it will continue to affect the person by giving them shortness of breath. A treatment to Emphysema is to quit smoking as mentioned above, and then there are medications like Bronchodilators which improve the construction of the airways. So unless they keep smoking, no Emphysema can not worsen and can even be improved.


Which deseases or disorders affect the lungs?

Five that come to mind: lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, asthma, emphysema, tuberculosis