Nutritional Support: since emphysema may cause malnutrition and weight loss. Medications Antibiotics: For bacterial infections. Bronchodilators: Either oral or inhaled. These are the mainstay of treatment. [integrisok.com]

Eventually, these patients develop muscle wasting and weight loss and are identified as "pink puffers." [emedicine.com]

loss Diagnosing Emphysema The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, and perform a physical exam. [umms.org]

Weight loss, which is common in patients with advanced emphysema, can be caused by inadequate food intake in individuals too short of breath to eat. [columbiasurgery.org]

This V/Q mismatch results in rapid circulation in a poorly ventilated lung, leading to hypoxemia and polycythemia. Eventually, hypercapnia and respiratory acidosis develop, leading to pulmonary artery vasoconstriction and cor pulmonale. [emedicine.com]

In more advanced cases, when the patient already has a persistent hypoxemia (low blood oxygen), the use of supplemental oxygen is indicated. [tabletsmanual.com]

On admission, he had intense tachypnea (32 breaths per minute) due to severe hypoxemia (38.5mmHg) and a heart rate of 90 beats per minute. [archbronconeumol.org]

For patients with advanced COPD, gas exchange abnormalities usually result in hypoxemia and hypercapnia. [jtd.amegroups.com]

Interventions include: smoking cessation oxygen therapy (in chronic hypoxemia) symptom and exacerbation control short and long-acting beta-2 agonists inhaled anticholinergics inhaled glucocorticoids antibiotics pulmonary rehabilitation In patients with [radiopaedia.org]

We present the case of a 6-year-old white boy with chronic cough and dyspnea on exertion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Smoking cigarettes Long-term second-hand or passive smoke exposure Family members with emphysema Exposure to pollutants at work History of frequent childhood lung infections Age: 50 or older Symptoms of Emphysema Early symptoms include: Coughing in the [umms.org]

Typical signs are a tickle in the throat, cough or rhinitis. In adults it tends to occur once or twice a year, usually in autumn and winter. [pari.com]

Sputum culture This test is done on the material that is coughed up from the lungs and into the mouth. A sputum culture is often used to see if an infection is present. [saintlukeskc.org]

Feasibility, safety, and efficacy were analyzed by means of pulmonary function testing, 6-min walk test, dyspnea score, BODE (body mass index, air-flow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity) index, and St George's Respiratory Questionnaire. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This patient was a normal full-term baby with no respiratory distress symptom and no experience of assisted mechanical ventilation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

chest) Increased risk of serious lung infections Enlargement of the right chamber of the heart and possibly heart failure Coughing up thick and/or bloody mucus Swelling in the legs Weight loss Diagnosing Emphysema The doctor will ask about your symptoms [umms.org]

In addition to shortness of breath, patients with emphysema may suffer from wheezing, coughing, a tight feeling in the chest, fatigue, difficulty sleeping and a barrel-chested appearance. [uhhospitals.org]

Signs of emphysema include: tachypnea absence of cyanosis pursed-lip breathing, tripod position chest hyperinflation "barrel chest" reduced breath sounds hyper-resonant to percussion cor pulmonale (late) Emphysema is one of a heterogeneous group of pathological [radiopaedia.org]

The emphysema is very thin, malnourished, with increased rib cage, called a barrel chest. It is important for a patient with lungs hyperinflation as it is difficult to put out the air, you breathe as if you are blowing. [tabletsmanual.com]

We report the case of 2-week-old female infant with cystic lung disease who presented with mild tachypnea and had no history of mechanical ventilation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

On admission, he had intense tachypnea (32 breaths per minute) due to severe hypoxemia (38.5mmHg) and a heart rate of 90 beats per minute. [archbronconeumol.org]

He was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with tachypnea and recessions, for which he was started on 5 cm nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). [omjournal.org]

Signs of emphysema include: tachypnea absence of cyanosis pursed-lip breathing, tripod position chest hyperinflation "barrel chest" reduced breath sounds hyper-resonant to percussion cor pulmonale (late) Emphysema is one of a heterogeneous group of pathological [radiopaedia.org]

Other findings include wheezing, cough, chest pain, cyanosis, and increased heart rate. Emphysema is a chronic medical condition. [visualdx.com]

This compares with the hypercapnia and cyanosis of chronic bronchitis with patients referred to as "blue bloaters". In practice, features of these two syndromes coexist as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [radiopaedia.org]

Cyanosis .—As the disease progresses and the right ventricle becomes involved, the patient takes on a cyanotic appearance. [henriettes-herb.com]

With development of cor pulmonale, the following additional changes are seen: Right atrial enlargement (P pulmonale) Right ventricular hypertrophy 3. [lifeinthefastlane.com]

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES: Foam cells are of great importance in the development of these diseases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]