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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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Do people with emphysema have a higher breathing rate than someone who does not have the decease?

People with emphysema typically have a higher breathing rate because their lungs are less efficient at oxygen exchange due to damage to the alveoli, leading to reduced oxygen levels in the blood. This causes the body to compensate by increasing the breathing rate to try to maintain adequate oxygen supply.


Emphazema implications complications?

Emphysema is a chronic respiratory disease that causes irreversible damage to the air sacs in the lungs, leading to breathing difficulties. Complications of emphysema can include respiratory infections, collapsed lung, heart problems, and a higher risk of developing lung cancer. Managing symptoms through lifestyle changes, medications, and oxygen therapy can help improve quality of life for individuals with emphysema.


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)


How does the amount of smoking affect emphysema rates is this an independent variable?

The amount of smoking is a significant factor influencing the rates of emphysema, as increased smoking typically correlates with a higher risk of developing this lung disease. In this context, the amount of smoking acts as an independent variable, meaning it is the factor being manipulated or observed to determine its effect on the dependent variable, which is the rate of emphysema. Studies consistently show that more extensive smoking leads to greater lung damage and a higher incidence of emphysema.


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


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.


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


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.


In higher altitude what happens to your breathing?

Your breathing can become laboured due to your smaller lung capacity in high altitudes.


Which gas is present in higher concentration in breathing air?

oxygen