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what are emphysematous changes?

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That would: Be changes on an x ray showing expanded air sacs, flat diaphragms from chronic lung injury.

Question 2

what does "emphysematous changes" mean?

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It means: lung changes that are consistent with the presence of emphysema.  Presumably this was identifies on a chest CT? Your lungs' alveoli are clustered like bunches of grapes. In emphysema, the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and eventually rupture — creating one larger air space instead of many small ones. This reduces the surface area of the lungs and, in turn, the amount of oxygen absorbed.

Question 3

what is the timeline for emphysematous changes in a smoker?

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Nicotine addiction: Despite scientific knowledge of serious health detriment, addiction to nicotine remains common! if you are a smoker, and you quit nicotine, that will be the single most important thing you can do for your long term health. Lung damage slows when you quit.

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what does severe bullous emphysematous changes mean?

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: Bad emphysema with bullae are large areas of lung where it has ballooned out and looks like small balloons. AM not certain what they call large in OK.

Question 5

what is emphysematous cystitis?

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See answer: Emphysematous cysitis (ec) is a rare entity characterized by pockets of gas in and around the bladder wall produced by bacterial or fungal infection and fermentation. Most commonly seen in diabetics. Prompt dx, controlling one's sugars if a diabetic, insuring adequate baldder emptying, and being treated with the correct antibiotic based on urine culture (iv and/or oral) usually results in cure.

Question 6

what is pulmonary emphysematous changes?

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Sounds like: You are reading a chest x ray report.  Ask the doctor who ordered the test.  Emphysema is damage to lung tissue that prevents normal elasticity, caused usually by smoking, or more rarely chronic lung infection or exposure to toxic substances.  You might be headed toward full emphysema.

Question 7

what kind of doctor treats emphysematous bullae?

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DEPENDS: A thoracic surgeon would be performing surgery of needed, mosy of the time you do not need  it.

Question 8

what is emphysematous bullous lung disease?

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COPD : Emphysema and obstructive lung disease cause air to be trapped cause air spaces to expand. They look like balloon like structures that may make breathing difficult.

Question 9

need to know what emphysematous changes in lung means?

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Altered structure: Emphysema is when the microscopic air sacs in the lungs are gradually destroyed, resulting in progressive shortness of breath. Emphysema is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). Smoking is the leading cause of emphysema.  In emphysema the lung alveoli (microscopic areas for oxygen exchange) are destroyed and the lung becomes less elastic making it difficult to breathe.

Question 10

what are emphysematous changes with small blebs and bulla? what do they mean?

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Spaces in the: lung formed by destruction of lung tissue.  These areas of lung can no longer function in oxygen exchange.  This is most often due to smoking but there are other potential causes.  Mild cases can be asymptomatic, severe cases debilitating.

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