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Do people with emphysema have a higher or lower breathing rate than someone who does not have the disease?
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∙ 11y ago
Emphysema causes a higher breathing rate. A person with emphysema can be "air hungry" even when getting external oxygen by mask or cannula.
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∙ 7y ago
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Do people with emphysema have a higher breathing rate than someone who does not have the decease?
yes they do
What diseases does smoking cause?
It doesn't cause diseases but it makes the risk factor of getting these diseases much higher. They include:- Lung cancer- cardiovascular disease- emphysema- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Why do individuals with emphysema have ventilation and external respiration problems?
A person must have plump alveoli for gas exchange. Plus, the body begins to rely on HIGHER CO2 and can stop breathing if higher O2 is given! So external O2 by mask, canula, or by vent must be given much lower than for healthy lungs, or the person can die.
What are smoking side affects?
Heart and Blood Vessel Disease Lung disease Chronic Bronchitis Emphysema Yellowing of the teeth Development of wrinkles at an early age Higher risk of bone fractures in the wrist, hip or spine Difficulty sleeping Soar throat Bad smell in clothes, skin and hair Bad breath
Complications of Pneumonia?
Basicly, it is caused by smoking, so do not smoke. Smoking can cause lung cancer Bronchitis, Heart disease and other diseases. ok. Bronchitis causes permantly damage to the lungs. U will have hard time breathing and if u walk a few steps u are out of breath.
What controle your breathing?
The brainstem and certain respiratory feedback systems control breathing. The main feedback system is the interplay between carbon dioxide and oxygen. When oxygen levels drop, it triggers us to take another breath. In conditions with brain damage, the brainstem function is unable to initiate independent breaths. And with severe damage to the brainstem itself, a person cannot initiate breathing on his or her own. Interestingly, in chronic lung conditions like emphysema, carbon dioxide rather than oxygen levels play a more important role in triggering the next breath, because in emphysema the body adjusts to a higher CO2 level. A healthy person may require 8 liters of administered oxygen per minute, but 8-liters per min for an emphysema patient would kill them (emphysema patients typically receive about 2-liters of O2 per minute instead of a higher rate). you have CO2 sensors in your brain, when they sence a high level of CO2 in the blood they issue an order to breathe. sometimes when people hyperventilate the CO2 level drops so low the order is "no need, stop breathing" and they panic, that's why you sometimes place a paper bag for them to breathe from
In higher altitude what happens to your breathing?
Your breathing can become laboured due to your smaller lung capacity in high altitudes.
What is the maximum O2 for nasal cannula?
The delivery of external oxygen (O2) depends on the condition. To prevent shock, O2 is often set high, such as 8 L /min. (liters per min). But, in someone with emphysema, for example, anything higher than 2 L/min can kill because the brain reacts differently to CO2 in the lungs in emphysema (reverse feedback than normal... normally we breathe in response to higher Co2 levels, triggering us to exhale and inhale).
Should hemophiliacs be charged higher rates for health and life insurance?
No, they should not be charged higher rates. Why add insult to injury. I feel that's discriminating against someone who can't help that they have the disease.
Which gas is present in higher concentration in breathing air?
oxygen
Which gas is present in higher quantity in breathing air?
carbon dioxide
When you climb higher what happens to you?
when you climb higher you will get colder and colder when you go higher.2. it dosent have much air when you get up so take breathing equietment.
