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What Disease characterized by decrease in alveolar elasticity?

emphysemaemphysemaChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is most often caused by cigarette smoking.Its called the EmphysemaEmphysema is one disease that can cause the pulmonary alvioli to be useless. Lung cancer is another one. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder) is also responsible for making alvioli useless.EmphasemaEmphysemaEmphysemaits called emphysemaemphysema Reason: Emphysema is a disease that is linked to smoking and results in a reduction in the number and elasticity of alveoli. People with emphysema have difficulty breathing.EmphysemaEmphysemaEmphysemaemphysemaEmphysemaasthmaEmphysema is correct, but what actually happens is that the delicate one-cell-thick walls of the alveoli are damaged and replaced by thick scar tissue which cannot allow the diffusion of gases to and from the blood. This damage cannot be reversed.It is called emphysema.It is Emphysema and it can take 20 to 30 years to develop


Destruction of the walls of the alveoli producing abnormally large air spaces that remain filled with air during exhalation?

This condition is known as emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that results in the destruction of the walls of the alveoli, leading to decreased gas exchange in the lungs and difficulty breathing. It is commonly caused by smoking and results in symptoms such as shortness of breath and coughing.


What disorder results in a decrease in usable alveoli as they becom rigid and break?

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