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lungs, spirometry, emphysema, quitting smoking, copd, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, smoking, copd, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, respiratory system, emphysema, lung disease that involves damage, air sacs, alveoli, air sacs, unable to completely deflate, hyperinflation, therefore unable to fill, fresh air to ensure adequate oxygen supply, cigarette smoking, most common cause of emphysema, tobacco smoke, pollutants, thought to cause the release of chemicals, the lungs that damage the walls, the air sacs, damage becomes worse over time, affecting the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, in the lungs, a naturally occurring substance, in the lungs, alpha-1 antitrypsin, protect against this damage, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, at an increased risk, shortness of breath, chronic cough, sputum production, wheezing, additional symptoms that associated, anxiety, unintentional weight loss, ankle, feet, leg swelling, fatigue, a physical examination, decreased breath sounds, wheezing, prolonged exhalation, exhalation takes more than twice, inspiration, an increased front-to-back diameter, the chest, resemmbling a barrel shape, signs of chronically insufficient oxygen levels, in the blood, tests help confirm the diagnosis, pulmonary function tests, chest x-ray, tests, arterial blood gases showing reduced oxygen, pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan, chest ct scan, smoking cessation, most important, effective treatment, quitting smoking, stop the progression, of lung damage once it has started, medications, improve breathing include bronchodilators, hand-held inhaler, nebulizer, diuretics, corticosteroids, antibiotics, respiratory infections occur, influenza, flu, vaccines, pneumovax, pneumonia vaccine, emphysema, low-flow oxygen, exertion, continuously, at night, pulmonary rehabilitation, improve exercise tolerance, quality of life, in the short-term, lung transplantation, option, patients, severe disease, selected patients eligible, lung reduction surgery, procedure removes the damaged portions, the lung, allows the normal portions, the lung to expand more fully, take advantage of increased aeration, successful, who undergo the surgery report improvement in walking distance, quality of life, contact the american lung association, support group near you, outcome is better, patients, less damage, lung, patients, extensive lung damage, live, many years so predicting prognosis is difficult, death, occur from respiratory failure, pneumonia, complications, recurrent respiratory infections, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, enlargement, strain on the right side, the heart, erythrocytosis, increased blood count, death, develop symptoms of emphysema, know have emphysema, breathing difficulty, cough, sputum production, fever develops, avoiding smoking, quitting, smoke, greatly decrease risk, disease.