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Quit smoking will emphysema get worse?
Emphysema is a disease which does tend to get worse once it appears. However, it will get worse faster if a person continues to smoke.
If you quit smoking will your emphysema keep getting worse?
no. it may get better instead
What is the past and past participle of worse?
The past tense of "worse" is "worsened" and the past participle is also "worsened."
What is past participle of worse?
"Worse" is an adjective and so doesn't have a past tense.
What is past participle of the word worse?
The word 'worse' is an adjective so doesn't have a past participle. Only verbs have a past tense/past participle.
What is the past and present tense of worse?
The past tense of "worse" is "worsened," and the present tense is "worsen."
Why emphysema is called an irreversible degerature condition?
Because it is a chronic disease and cannot be cured. It can only get worse or stabilise.
Do more people smoke now than they did in the past?
no they don't, alot of people have quitted smoking. This is because in the past the damages of your lungs were worse because there was no mediaction toget them recovered.
How does emphysema affect the heart?
if you have had a heart condition in the past can having bronchitis make your condition reoccur
You have paraeptal emphysema if you quit smoking now will it get better?
Not alot but maybe some.
You are 50 and have mild emphysema from smoking-you stopped smoking 6 years agoWill your emphysema get worse or will it stay as it is ie mild breathlessness?
Emphysema is a chronic long-term disease that blocks air way to lungs, meaning it will continue to affect the person by giving them shortness of breath. A treatment to Emphysema is to quit smoking as mentioned above, and then there are medications like Bronchodilators which improve the construction of the airways. So unless they keep smoking, no Emphysema can not worsen and can even be improved.
Why has your body got bigger now you have emphysema?
If you are on steroids to treat inflammation that causes emphysema, your body can add weight. If you are also retaining fluid from heart disease, your weight can increase.
