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Emphysema is a condition of the lung marked by abnormal enlargement of the alveoli with loss of pulmonary elasticity. Most commonly, emphysema refers to the permanent enlargement of air spaces (alveoli) in the lungs, and is also known as pulmonary emphysema.
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| Emphysema | Causes | Tobacco smoking, air pollution, genetics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Diagnostic method | Spirometry, Lung Function Test | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Differential diagnosis | Asthma, congestive heart failure, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, obliterative bronchiolitis, diffuse panbronchiolitis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Duration | Long term | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Medication | Inhaled bronchodilators and corticosteroids | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Prevention | Smoking cessation, improving indoor and outdoor air quality, tobacco control measures | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Specialty | Pulmonology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Symptoms | Shortness of breath, chronic cough | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Treatment | Pulmonary rehabilitation, long-term oxygen therapy, lung volume reduction | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | Usual onset | Over 40 years old | 1.00 | infobox |
| Emphysema | causes | can increase over time and develop into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.A sign of emphysema in smokers is a higher number of alveolar macrophages sampled from the bronchoa… | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | condition of the lung marked by abnormal enlargement of the alveoli with loss of pulmonary elasticity | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | lower respiratory tract disease | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | major subtype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | only type associated with smoking.Osteoporosis is often a comorbidity of emphysema | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | clear risk factor for lung cancer | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | most common type usually associated with smoking | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | localized region of emphysema in the lung that is larger than alveoli | 0.90 | text |
| Emphysema | is a | trapping of air in the orbit | 0.90 | text |
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