The harm of emphysema to patients

The lungs are a very important organ in our human body. Once there is a problem with the lungs, it will cause great harm to our body, so we must pay attention to the lungs. Many friends have the habit of smoking. If you want to protect your lungs, it is best not to smoke too much, because smoking is very harmful to the lungs. A common lung disease is emphysema.

We should understand the harm of emphysema, so that everyone can pay attention to this disease and take preventive measures against emphysema. So what are the specific harms of emphysema to patients?

Emphysema refers to a pathological state in which the airway elasticity at the distal end of the terminal bronchioles is reduced, over-expanded, inflated, and the lung volume increases, or is accompanied by airway wall destruction. According to the cause of the disease, emphysema has the following types: senile emphysema, compensatory emphysema, interstitial emphysema, focal emphysema, paraseptal emphysema, and obstructive emphysema.

1. Harm to other devices

In severe cases, the carbon dioxide level in the blood increases, and the lack of oxygen can affect the functions of the heart, brain, kidneys, liver and gastrointestinal tract, resulting in corresponding symptoms. When emphysema is severe, it can lead to cor pulmonale and failure; spontaneous pneumothorax caused by rupture of bullae can lead to large-area lung collapse; respiratory failure, pulmonary encephalopathy and many other problems.

2. Danger to Life

Its harmfulness penetrates slowly, and there are usually no obvious symptoms at the beginning. This disease is most easily ignored and is the most dangerous. Once the lungs are damaged and the remaining tissues cannot maintain the body's oxygen supply function, the lungs become disabled and cannot be treated, seriously endangering the patient's life.

3. Harm to the lungs

Due to damage to the alveoli and capillaries, the tasks of inhaling oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide cannot be completed, which will cause hypoxia in the human body, so that the lungs will be damaged, and the produced tissues cannot maintain the body's oxygen supply function. At this time, a state of hypoxia will occur, breathing difficulties, and even life-threatening dangers.

Above, we introduced the importance of lungs to the human body. We must be careful about lung diseases. A common lung disease is emphysema. Emphysema is very harmful to our body. The above article introduced in detail the three hazards of emphysema. I hope everyone can correctly understand the disease of emphysema and protect their lungs well.