Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis: can my mom get a Lung Tran Posted: 08-20-06 13:49pm
hi im sam,my mum got told on friday she
has emphysema,she is 44.she does smoke but
has said she will give up now.could you
please let me no what to expect.she also
has brttle asma so would this play a roll
on the time she has left with us?she not
suffering from breathless all the
time,only if she walks far ect.she is very
cheasty and is always weazing.also i have
read about lung transplants and a new
operation about adding tubes or summthink
to the damaged parts of the lungs,is this
avalable in england and what do you think
her chancesd would be of going on the
list?
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both
present in a condition termed "chronic
obstructive lung disease" (HOLD). This
condition is a chronic and progressive
disease which leads to respiratory and
heart failure. Pulmonary functional tests
(FEV, FEF, and PEF) and analyses of gases
in the blood (O2 and CO2) are used to
evaluate the level of the disease. Therapy
and treatment are usually goven via
pharmaceuticals (beta2-agonists,
anti-cholinergic, teophellinum,
corticosteroids). Oxygen, expectorants,
physical therapy, and antibiotics are also
used to treat chronic obstructuve lung
disease. Lung transplantation may be
considered in cases of massively
destructive emphysema and severe chronic
respiratory failure.
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