Nineteen patients had uncomplicated chronic bronchitis. In 11 the disease was associated with emphysema. The subjects presented a wide spectrum of disease, ranging from early or minimal to long ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can result from chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Some people may also have COPD and asthma, which can worsen both conditions. Chronic obstructive ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Causes of a chronic cough, which persists for more than eight weeks, include air pollution, asthma or allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

“Emphysema makes it hard to breathe air out of your lungs as it affects the tiny air sacs at the end of the airways where oxygen is taken up into the bloodstream. The walls of these air sacs become ...

It's an umbrella term used to describe various lung conditions, including chronic bronchitis. Emphysema develops over time and involves the gradual damage of tiny air sacs in your lungs called ...

What are the symptoms of emphysema? - Understanding the condition is the first step towards taking control of your lung health this winter.

“Emphysema is part of a group of lung conditions which comes under the umbrella term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and also includes chronic bronchitis,” explains Rubach.

Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that causes airways to become swollen and blocked. It's an umbrella term used to describe various lung ...