Emphysema is simply one of the many diseases that entail interference in the normal functioning of the lungs. The person's lungs should be kept in its proper shape to prevent any interference. The interchange of gases as well as the oxygenation of blood takes place in the lungs.
What happens in people with the condition we are making reference to here is that the lung tissue gets destroyed, subsequently losing its ideal physical shape and hence its ability to perform its functions properly. Symptoms will become more observable, and this is our attempt to define what those symptoms are. Be warned, however, that these symptoms will show themselves one at a time, not all in one burst. Rather, they tend to come about progressively: such that a patient starts with one of these symptoms, before advancing to the next one and then to the next one after that.
Now the first major symptom through which the lung disease known as emphysema manifests is that of breathlessness. Since the lung tissue will be experiencing a gradual destruction, that means this disease will also take quite a while before it eventually turns into a full-blown lung disease. Of course, at first, the patient will feel breathless when he or she has to exert a lot of effort in any activity or has to become involved in anything strenous. Soon, the breathlessness will become a regular occurrence, even without major exertion, because the lung tissue is deteriorating. If this goes on and nothing is done to solve it, breathlessness would become even worse such that no effort would even be required. Breathlessness is often deemed to be something that is just normal during the early stages. These bouts of breathlessness would inevitably become utterly stressful to the point of pain when nothing is done about it. It is at this point when they decide to obtain the proper medical attention.
The second major symptom through which the lung disease known as emphysema manifests is that of 'chest expansion.' This is the obvious result of the breathing difficulties associated with the disease. The patient could not breathe properly. Therefore, he has no choice but to expand his chest in order to compensate. You can clearly see signs of the expansion by measuring the antero-posterior diameter of the chest, and when it is bigger than normal, you should be concerned.
Emphysema also has another very obvious symptom: the skin of the patient would start adapting a bluish hue. This is common in many lung diseases, and it is attributable to the deficit in blood oxygenation brought about by the lung diseases. The medical term for this symptom is cyanosis. Just like usual symptoms of lung diseases, they do not happen in a flash. Cyanosis, in the beginning, is barely noticeable. But if you don't do a thing about your emphysema, it could become even worse; the bluish tint on the skin becoming even more glaring.
What happens in people with the condition we are making reference to here is that the lung tissue gets destroyed, subsequently losing its ideal physical shape and hence its ability to perform its functions properly. Symptoms will become more observable, and this is our attempt to define what those symptoms are. Be warned, however, that these symptoms will show themselves one at a time, not all in one burst. Rather, they tend to come about progressively: such that a patient starts with one of these symptoms, before advancing to the next one and then to the next one after that.
Now the first major symptom through which the lung disease known as emphysema manifests is that of breathlessness. Since the lung tissue will be experiencing a gradual destruction, that means this disease will also take quite a while before it eventually turns into a full-blown lung disease. Of course, at first, the patient will feel breathless when he or she has to exert a lot of effort in any activity or has to become involved in anything strenous. Soon, the breathlessness will become a regular occurrence, even without major exertion, because the lung tissue is deteriorating. If this goes on and nothing is done to solve it, breathlessness would become even worse such that no effort would even be required. Breathlessness is often deemed to be something that is just normal during the early stages. These bouts of breathlessness would inevitably become utterly stressful to the point of pain when nothing is done about it. It is at this point when they decide to obtain the proper medical attention.
The second major symptom through which the lung disease known as emphysema manifests is that of 'chest expansion.' This is the obvious result of the breathing difficulties associated with the disease. The patient could not breathe properly. Therefore, he has no choice but to expand his chest in order to compensate. You can clearly see signs of the expansion by measuring the antero-posterior diameter of the chest, and when it is bigger than normal, you should be concerned.
Emphysema also has another very obvious symptom: the skin of the patient would start adapting a bluish hue. This is common in many lung diseases, and it is attributable to the deficit in blood oxygenation brought about by the lung diseases. The medical term for this symptom is cyanosis. Just like usual symptoms of lung diseases, they do not happen in a flash. Cyanosis, in the beginning, is barely noticeable. But if you don't do a thing about your emphysema, it could become even worse; the bluish tint on the skin becoming even more glaring.
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