Lungs are one of the largest organs in the body. This visual representation illustrates how lungs work normally and how they work when affected by emphysema. For people with emphysema - a severe form of COPD - lung tissue is damaged and loses its resilience so there is less pull on the airways. When the lungs lack resilience, they cannot fully push out air. Instead, some air remains trapped in the air sacs. Emphysema destroys the walls between the alveoli leaving the lungs less able to absorb ox

Today's mini been is here! Emphysema - Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management Emphysema is abnormal, permanent-dilatation of the acini or respiratory lobule with the destruction of the fibrous septa, without apparent scarring or fibrosis. In this video, Dr. Mobeen Syed discusses the clinical manifestation of emphysema. The patients of pan-lobular emphysema (pure-emphysema), may have hunched-over back with dyspnea. The patients would have long expirations and a loss of weight. They do n