In short it is called COPD. It is actually an overlapping of many chronic progressive lung diseases, emphysema, bronchitis, and Asthma. It causes inflammation and destruction of many parts of the anatomy of the lung tissue so that oxygen and CO2 cannot be properly exchanged into the bloodstream and back. It puts excess strain on the heart and the person is very susceptible to lung infections and pneumonias during a common cold and is usually on rounds of antibiotics and even nebulizer treatments with cortisone in the steam to reverse the inflammation and shrink swollen bronchial tubes. Much use of cortisone can produce a temporary case of Diabetes. In essence all the bodies organs are adversely affected by this condition.
From the Mayo Clinic the causes usually are:
"Cigarette smoke and other irritants
In the vast majority of cases, the lung damage that leads to COPD is caused by long-term cigarette smoking. But other irritants can cause COPD, including cigar smoke, secondhand smoke, pipe smoke, air pollution and certain occupational fumes. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which occurs when stomach acids wash back up into your esophagus, can aggravate COPD and may even cause it in some people.
In rare cases, COPD results from a genetic disorder that causes low levels of a protein called alpha-1-antitrypsin.
Chronic asthmatic bronchitis is sometimes classified as COPD."
Although most laypersons believe COPD and all lung diseases are caused "solely" or "only" from smoking, this is simply UNTRUE. ANY environmental irritating agent can ALSO contribute to and cause COPD. As examples:
COPD is likely not a new condition. In the past, physicians may have used different terms to describe what we now describe as COPD. In 1679, Swiss physician Bonet referred to 'voluminous lungs' and in 1769, Italian anatomist Giovanni Morgagni reported 19 cases of 'turgid' lungs.
In 1814, British physician Charles Badham identified bronchiolitis and chronic bronchitis as disabling health conditions.
This condition is also called COPD. For whatever reason a person cannot get enough oxygen to the brain and other cells in the body. There is often damage to the lungs. The number of tiny little air sacs where gas exchange occurs is decreased. It is often said that it's like an elephant sitting on a chest, is it that hard to breathe at times.
...Emphysema shares many symptoms with chronic bronchitis. In fact, the two diseases usually overlap to some degree. They are often classed together under the heading COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). However, they differ anatomically. Emphysema results in irreversible damage to alveoli — tiny sac-like structures where the actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs. Alveoli are counted in the millions, like bubbles in a bubble bath. Emphysema causes them to burst one by one. They then coalesce into fewer,
Pharmacologists are investigating the use of inhaled glutathione to prevent the onset or progression of emphysema in smokers. As a glutathione precursor, NAC is receiving equal attention. Double blind studies in smokers using NAC demonstrate the enhanced ability of their lungs to clear away thick secretions in their airways...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD),chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD).
Chronic obstructive lung disease deaths are about twice as high among unskilled and semi-skilled laborers as among professionals
COPD is an acronym for the disease called Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung disease that, unfortunately, at the moment, has no cure.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
No, emphysema is not related to the bones. It is a chronic, progressive lung disease.
Chronic obstructive lung disease. This includes asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, and alleric bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. The most common cause of obstructive lung disease is lung scarring after a tuberculosis infection.
No, COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is the name given to chronic emphysema or chronic bronchitis or a combination of both.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
There is an overload in mid zones of lung because of the presence of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary emphysema and it may be treated by antibiotics.
It's a garbage-pail lung disease term meaning "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease".(COPD)-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Most COPD patients have both. • In Chronic Bronchitis, airflow may be limited by narrowed airways that get tight, swollen, and filled with mucus. These changes limit airflow into and out of the lungs. • In Emphysema, the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs are damaged. Like old balloons, they get overstretched. They break down. Old air gets trapped in the air sacs. So there's no room for new air to get in.Its Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease also known as Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.
The scientific name for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is COPD.