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How does emphysema affect the removal of CO2 from the blood and delivery of oxygen to cells?
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In emphysema there is actual breakdown of the alveoli; the tiny air sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs. When they are broken down they are replaced with scar tissues and and a loss of surface area. Human lungs have an area about the size of a tennis court when all the alveoli are healthy. A person with emphysema may have only a fraction of that available area for the gas exchange to occur. That is why they end up needing a respirator, so more concentrated oxygen can enter their partially functioning lungs so that they can get enough oxygen into their blood stream.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoEmphysema smooths out the alveoli so they are not as bumpy therefore they have less surface area. The alveoli in the lungs are where gas exchange takes place (oxygen into blood and carbon dioxide out). With smoothed alveoli less gas can be exchanged so there is less oxygen in the blood. Oxygen is needed in the blood to complete respiration and give us energy.
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What chemical alteration of the blood stream results from emphysema?
Emphysema causes lower oxygen levels in the blood.
What are alternate oxygen delivery systems?
Other oxygen delivery methods include tents and specialized infant oxygen delivery systems.
How can you get more oxygen in to the blood if you have Emphysema?
people with this disease normally will have to carry an oxygen tank with them where ever they go.
What happens to liquid oxygen when it is warmed?
When warmed, liquid oxygen changes to a gas for delivery to the patient.
What maintenance is essential for an oxygen delivery system?
The oxygen system should be kept clean and dust-free.
Why patient with emphysema thin?
Because emphysema reduce the oxygen perfusion (transfer) from alveoli into the blood thus also reduce the oxygen supply to the muscle and organ. Reduce the oxygen delivery to the periphery cause weight loss and thus they (emphysema patient) look thin.
How does emphysema affect the health?
It makes it hard to breath and, if severe, lowers oxygen levels.
What are examples of diseases or medical conditions that would affect breathing and or oxygen capture?
diseases that could affect oxygen capture include but are not limited to COPD, asthma, bronchitis and emphysema.
How does having emphysema affect oxygen uptake in the lungs?
Yes, the alveoli will either break down or fuse. Resulting in a lung that can obtain adequate oxygen levels.
How does pneumonia affect the removal of carbon dioxide from the blood and delivery of oxygen to cells?
The lungs have excessive fluid built up inside them. If you can breathe underwater, you probably won't be that affected, for the rest of us, the fluids stop the transfer of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide).
Most appropriate oxygen delivery method for chronic smoker who is diagnosed with emphysema?
exchanging of gasses decries cops ultimately show ,carcinoma ,ets then low oxygen in the blood then test the oxygen level ,the complimentary oxygen by nose by nasal cannulase ,vetory oxygen mask ,cylinder or reservoir bag mask
What chemical alteration of the blood stream results from emphysema?
Emphysema causes lower oxygen levels in the blood.
What are alternate oxygen delivery systems?
Other oxygen delivery methods include tents and specialized infant oxygen delivery systems.
What effect does cigarette smoking have on your lungs and oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide?
Smoking causes disease and is a slow way to die. The strain of smoking effects on the body often causes years of suffering. Emphysema is an illness that slowly rots your lungs. People with emphysema often get bronchitis again and again, and suffer lung and heart failure. Emphysema makes it difficult to breath and cannot be cured.
The bloods main jobsare furnishing what to the cells of the body?
Delivery of oxygen and glucose (and many other substances). Removal of CO2 and H+ and other metabolic byproducts.
How does emphysema affect the other systems in the body?
Emphysema (or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects the lungs. The lung tissue loses its elasticity so that when the person exhales or breathes out, only a little bit of air is expelled. This means that there is less space for the oxygen rich air they breathe in, so someone with emphysema never has enough oxygen. They tend to be pale with blue lips and fingernails, and they use extra muscles to help them breathe, such as the muscles in the neck. People with emphysema never have enough oxygen and as all the body systems need oxygen to function properly, the whole body is affected. Emphysema is most often caused by tobacco smoking, but it can be caused through long term exposure to industrial chemicals and toxic dusts.
How does emphysema reduce oxygen in blood?
the tar like substance prevents your lungs from taking in enough oxygen.
