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Is emphysema classified a disability?
Emphysema is a chronic and progressive illness. When it becomes severe it is classified as a disability in many countries.
How does emphysema affect the health?
It makes it hard to breath and, if severe, lowers oxygen levels.
Why do people called alcoholic?
People are called alcoholics when they have a severe addiction for alcohol such as beer, liquor, ect.
Why does a person with severe emphysema sometimes use a portable oxygen tank?
Because their lungs are full of tar and death.
Can having emphysema cause seizures?
During the usual course of emphysema, a person who has never had seizures before will not have any seizures. A person could or might have a seizure if they experience a severe impairment in the ability to breathe--such as if they contracted pneumonia on top of the emphysema--and had even less O2. But generally, emphysema is just a chronic lung disease characterized by inflammation, increased phlegm and coughing, and impaired gas exchange.
What are some of the symptoms of chronic pulmonary disease?
Chronic cough, severe wheezing, chronic bronchitis, shortness of breath, chronic respiratory infections and severe pain when breathing can all be symptoms. Emphysema can also be a symptom.
Is emphysema life threatening?
Yes, emphysema is a serious lung condition that can be life-threatening, especially if left untreated or if the individual continues to smoke. It leads to gradual damage of the air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe and reducing the body's ability to get oxygen into the bloodstream. Early diagnosis and treatment can help manage symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease.
What disorders cause artificially high ferritin levels?
infections, late-stage cancers, lymphomas, and severe inflammations. Alcoholics often have high ferritin levels.
Dangerous chemicals in cigarettes?
If you have a cigarette a day for three years your lungs will be filled 1/20 with tar and you can get cancer and severe emphysema and pass asthma or emphysema down to your kids. Cigarrettes also contain a large portion of cyanide which was the gas chemical that the Nazis used for mass genocide. Cigarettes smoke blacken your lungs and will kill the tissue causing severe pain and soon death
What is Assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement?
Severe injury is one of those cases that is vital that will call for professional tending to regarding
Is it normal to have mood swings when you suffer from emphysema?
Only my personal opinion, but I would think that any irreversible physical condition as potentially severe as emphysema would cause extended dips in self-esteem, cheerfulness, well-being, self-confidence, euphoria, et al.
Emphysema is characterized by an increase in?
Increased airway resistance and reduced elastic recoil. Causes severe early dyspnea, scanty sputum, and hyperinflation.
