121. LVRS (Lung Volume Reduction Surgery) FAQ Discussion of volume reduction surgery to improve emphysema. http://www.columbiasurgery.org/divisions/cardiothoracic/dd_copd_lvrsfaq.html

Shortcuts Directions Events Find the Right Doctor Directory Risk Assessments Search Second Opinion Send for Info Site Map Frequently Asked Questions about LVRS (Lung Volume Reduction Surgery) Q. What is Lung Volume Reduction Surgery? A. Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a surgical procedure where the worst areas of damaged lung tissue are removed. This surgery can be performed by either median sternotomy or video-assisted thoracic technique. The median sternotomy involves cutting through the breastbone to open the chest. The video-assisted thoracic procedure involves making 3 to 5 small incisions in both sides of the chest to allow the surgeon to insert instruments between the ribs and into the chest. The goal of the surgery, with either operative technique, is to remove up to 30 % of the lung volume and therefore make the lungs smaller. Q. Does insurance cover lung volume reduction surgery? A. Coverage for lung volume reduction surgery is determined by the type of insurance plan one has. Most private insurance plans cover the procedure, while Medicare covers lung volume reduction surgery with condition. Financial counselors at the LeBuhn Center help our patients to determine what coverage they are entitled to. Q. How do know I if I am a candidate for LVRS?

122. AllRefer Health - Emphysema emphysema information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis,treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, support groups, complications http://health.allrefer.com/health/emphysema-info.html

AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Colon Cancer Depression Diabetes Gallbladder Disease Heart Attack Hepatitis High Cholesterol HIV/AIDS Hypertension Lung Cancer Menopause Migraines/Headaches Osteoporosis Pneumonia Prostate Cancer SARS Stroke Urinary Tract Infection 1600+ More Conditions Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia Web health.allrefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Health Emphysema Emphysema Definition Prevention Treatment Expectations or Prognosis ... Go To Main Page Definition Emphysema is a lung disease that involves damage to the air sacs (alveoli). The air sacs are unable to completely deflate (hyperinflation) and are therefore unable to fill with fresh air to ensure adequate oxygen supply to the body. Lungs Spirometry Emphysema Quitting Smoking COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder) Smoking and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder) Respiratory System Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of emphysema. Tobacco smoke and other pollutants are thought to cause the release of chemicals from within the lungs that damage the walls of the air sacs. This damage becomes worse over time, affecting the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs.

123. Emphysema A look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment for emphysema. http://www.med-help.net/Emphysema.html

Emphysema Emphysema: Abnormal irreversible enlargement of air spaces distal to terminal bronchioles caused by destruction of alveolar walls, resulting in decreased elastic recoil properties of lungs. Emphysema is the most common cause of death from respiratory disease in the United States. Cause: Cigarette smoking, deficiency of alpha,-antitrypsin. Recurrent inflammation associated with release of proteolytic enzymes from lung cells causes bronchiolar and alveolar wall damage and, ultimately, destruction. Loss of lung supporting structure results in decreased elastic recoil and airway collapse on expiration. Destruction of alveolar walls decreases surface area for gas exchange. Symptoms: Dyspnea (labored or difficulty breathing) Chronic cough Anorexia Weight loss Malaise Barrel chest Use of accessory muscles of respiration Prolonged expiratory period with grunting Pursed - lip breathing Tachypnea (rapid respiration) Complications includes: recurrent respiratory tract infections, cor pulmonale, and respiratory failure Treatment: Bronchodilators - to promote mucociliary clearance Antibiotics to treat respiratory infection; Influenza vaccine to prevent influenza; and Pneumococcal vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia

124. Disease Category Listing (59): Emphysema CenterWatch Listing of Clinical Research Trials for emphysema. http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat59.html

Clinical Trials: Emphysema Arizona Tucson; ACRC / Arizona Clinical Research Center, Inc. This is a study to assess the safety and tolerability of an investigational inhaled insulin medication for people with diabetes who also suffer from emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Connecticut Hartford; Physicians Research Center, Inc. Suffering from Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema? Louisiana Slidell; Medical Research Institute, Inc. Do You Suffer From Chronic Bronchitis Or Emphysema? Massachusetts Boston; Brigham and Women’s Hospital Safety Study of the Aeris BLVR System in Patients with Advanced Emphysema. New York Albany; Pulmonary and Critical Care Services, P.C. New investigational medication for COPD/Emphysema Endwell; Regional Clinical Research, Inc. Do you have any of these problems? Shortness of Breath? Cough? Chronic Bronchitis? Emphysema? Wheezing? Phlegm? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? Texas San Antonio; Sun Research Institute Do you have COPD? If so, you may qualify to participate in a 28 week research study. San Antonio; Sun Research Institute

125. BBC NEWS | Health | Medical Notes | Emphysema emphysema is a progressive lung condition which leaves sufferers struggling for breath. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/medical_notes/456591.stm

NEWS SPORT WEATHER WORLD SERVICE ... A-Z INDEX SEARCH You are in: Health: Medical notes News Front Page Africa ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help EDITIONS Change to UK Friday, 24 September, 1999, 14:27 GMT 15:27 UK Emphysema Cigarette smoking causes 80% of emphysema Emphysema is a progressive lung condition which leaves sufferers struggling for breath. Miners who say their job left them with irreversible emphysema have been at court fighting for compensation from their former employers. Emphysema is caused by gradual damage to the structure of the lungs, which makes it harder to exhale. The tiny air sacs in the lungs called alveoli, through which oxygen is absorbed into the bloodstream, lose their natural elasticity, meaning spent air is pushed back out into the lungs. This leaves the lungs feeling continually over full, and it is a struggle for sufferers to force air in and out. This eventually means that the body is not getting enough oxygen, leading to fatigue and weight loss. Although it can start simply as mild breathlessness during exercise and a persistent cough, it can leave sufferers housebound and reliant on oxygen supplies, and eventually contribute to death.

126. Atelectasis And Emphysema Gross photograph of alveolar emphysema in a cat. Scanning electron micrograph of Light micrograph of alveolar emphysema with loss of alveolar septa. http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/path/pbteach/wlc/vem5162/atel.htm

127. Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: Emphysema emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive airway disease, or COPD. People withCOPD have limitations in the flow of air through their airways. http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=775&page=1

128. Carruth, Hayden Notes On Emphysema each a meditation on the narrator s struggle to live with emphysema. one here focused on emphysema, and so the breath, the body, and the daily http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/carruth11807-

About the Database Editorial Board Annotators What's New ... MedHum Home 59th Edition-October 2005 Art Annotations Artists Meet the Artist Viewing Room ... Art in Literature Literature Annotations Authors Meet the Author Listening Room ... Reading Room Performing Arts Film/Video Annotations Screening Room Theater Editors' Choices Choices Editor's Biosketch Indexes Book Order Form Search Options Word/Phrase (All) Word/Phrase (Lit) Keyword Annotator ... Special Author Asterisks indicate multimedia Comments/Inquiries Literature Annotations Carruth, Hayden Notes on Emphysema Genre Poem (8 pp.) Keywords Aging Anatomy Body Self-Image Death and Dying ... Patient Experience Summary This long poem is divided into 48 segments, each a meditation on the narrator's struggle to live with emphysema. Some sections consist of only one line (10: "How alone can you get?"), others are more lengthy; for example, section 37 is a primer on inhalers, "puffers, " how to use them and what happens if you don't. Every observation in this poem is from a literate poet's point of view, one here focused on emphysema, and so the breath, the body, and the daily rituals of living become primary. The whole world breatheseven the computer, which "sighs" when it is turned off (section 34)but the poet cannot catch his breath. Reading the poem, even silently, the reader becomes short of breath too, physically aware of the patient's limitations. In section 24, Carruth laments that he cannot even negotiate the 500 yards up hill to his son's house; in section 29, he writes that even the dog seems "reproachful" when his owner is unable "to play" and throw the blue ball. The accumulated limitations of these taken-for-granted actions makes the author both "pissed and sorry" for the dog, for the man, for the world.

129. Emphysema Pulmonology Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease emphysema. http://www.fpnotebook.com/LUN39.htm

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130. Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema And COPD ('smoker's Lung') Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammatory condition in the lungs that causesthe respiratory passages to be swollen and irritated, increases the mucus http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/smokerslung.htm

Search: All NetDoctor Diseases Medicines NetDoctor.co.uk Home News and features News News archive Newsletter Features Encyclopaedia Diseases Examinations Medicines Premium services SMS services StayQuit thediet Health centres ADHD Allergy and asthma Children's health Depression ... All health centres Discussion and support Discussion forums Support groups Services Ask the doctor Find a hospital Search Medline Test yourself Information About NetDoctor Commercial opportunities NetDoctor.com Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and COPD ('smoker's lung') Reviewed by Dr Dan Rutherford , GP What is chronic bronchitis? Smoking is the main cause of more than 8 out of 10 cases of chronic bronchitis and smoking cessation has the most benefit in the long-term outlook. Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammatory condition in the lungs that causes the respiratory passages to be swollen and irritated, increases the mucus production and may damage the lungs. The symptoms are coughing and breathlessness, which will get worse over the years. The definition of chronic bronchitis is chronic cough or mucus reproduction for at least three months in two successive years when other causes have been excluded.

131. Emphysema, Northwestern Center For Clinical Research, Feinberg School, Northwest What clinical trials are currently available for emphysema? emphysema ClinicalResearch Study. Where can I find more information or support for emphysema? http://www.nccr.northwestern.edu/emphysema.htm

Feinberg School Northwestern Center for Clinical Research Emphysema About NCCR Home Organization History Staff Education and Training Overview Clinical Research Coordinators Navigating the Research Maze Seminars Clinical Research Advisory Board Lecture Series NCCR Navigator E-Newsletter Educational Events For Patients Clinical Research Types of Research Studies Register for Research Support and Information Links ... Contact Us For Investigators Clinical Trials Assistance Contact Us For Industry NCCR Advantage Contact Us Emphysema What is Emphysema? Emphysema is a disease of the lungs that usually occurs after long exposure to cigarette smoke or other forms of air pollution. Over the years, these air pollutants cause the lung tissue to lose elasticity. The result is that exhaling air from the lungs and breathing in fresh air becomes difficult. With time, more and more effort becomes needed to breathe, until each breath is a struggle. Like asthma and bronchitis, emphysema belongs to the group of diseases known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. All these diseases interfere with normal breathing.

132. Hereditary Emphysema (Alpha-One) Support Group This Hereditary emphysema (AlphaOne) support group meets monthly at FroedtertHospital. http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/929049213.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: By keywords: lung disease hereditary emphysema Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Hereditary Emphysema (Alpha-One) Support Group The Hereditary Emphysema (Alpha-One) support group for individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency disease meets: When: Monthly on the second Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.. For more information, please call (414) 805-2880. Community Education Department Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital How to get to Froedtert Article Created: 1999-05-01 Article Reviewed: 2001-01-08 Each year, Medical College of Wisconsin physicians care for more than 180,000 patients, representing nearly 500,000 patient visits. Medical College physicians practice at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, and many other hospitals and clinics in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Home About HealthLink Medical College of Wisconsin ClinicLink ... Privacy

133. Pulmonary Pathology emphysema is characterized by a loss of lung parenchyma by destruction of alveoliso that there is permanent dilation of airspaces. http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG056.html

The chest cavity is opened at autopsy to reveal numerous large bullae apparent on the surface of the lungs in a patient dying with emphysema.Bullae are large dilated airspaces that bulge out from beneath the pleura.Emphysema is characterized by a loss of lung parenchyma by destruction of alveoli so that there is permanent dilation of airspaces.

134. Emphysema: Definition And Much More From Answers.com em·phy·se·ma ( em fise m?, -ze - ) n. A pathological condition of thelungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, http://www.answers.com/topic/emphysema

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Health Medical WordNet Wikipedia Misspellings Translations Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping emphysema Dictionary em·phy·se·ma ĕm fĭ-sē mə, -zē n. A pathological condition of the lungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in labored breathing and an increased susceptibility to infection. It can be caused by irreversible expansion of the alveoli or by the destruction of alveolar walls. An abnormal distention of body tissues caused by retention of air. [Greek emphūsēma , inflation, from emphūsān , to blow in : en- , in; see en– phūsān , to blow (from phūsa , bellows, bladder).] em phy·sem a·tous -sĕm ə-təs, -sē mə-, -zĕm ə-, -zē mə- adj. em phy·se mic Encyclopedia emphysema ĕmfĭsē mə ) , pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly occurs in conjunction with chronic bronchitis. It is found predominantly in people over age 45, but a genetically based early-onset form also exists. Symptoms are difficulty in breathing, cough with thick sticky sputum, and a bluish tinge of the skin. Progressive disease can result in disability, and in severe cases heart or respiratory failure and death. Causes Cigarette smoking is the cause of most cases of emphysema. Tobacco smoke damages the lungs' alveoli, the tiny air sacs through which inhaled oxygen is transferred to the bloodstream and carbon dioxide is passed back to the lungs to be exhaled. The lungs become less elastic and breathing becomes increasingly difficult. The genetic form of emphysema occurs earlier in life (worsened by, but not dependent upon cigarette smoking). It is caused by a rare genetic deficiency of the protein alpha

135. Emphysema - Chronic Cough, Symptoms, Treatment Information - Patient Health Inte emphysema information relating to chronic cough, emphysema symptoms, emphysematreatment and emphysema facts. http://www.patienthealthinternational.com/article/501630.aspx

Skip to content Home Body map List of conditions ... Home Emphysema Emphysema What is Emphysema? Emphysema is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the lungs associated with breathlessness, chronic cough, excessive sputum and progressive loss of use of lung function. In emphysema, there is permanent enlargement of the tiny air sacs in the lungs (called alveoli) due to the destruction of the walls between the small alveoli Destruction of the alveoli walls causes impaired transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide into and out of the blood. Doctors know that changes due to damage in the lungs follow a pattern that explains why the above symptoms occur: The destruction of the alveoli walls with their elastic fibres makes the lungs stiffer or less elastic and makes it more difficult to breathe. Loss of elasticity leads to the collapse of the air passages (bronchioles), so that air cannot move out of the lungs properly and the air tends to get trapped inside the lungs. The reduced expansion of the lung during the next breath reduces the amount of air that is inhaled. As a result, less air for the exchange of gases gets into the lungs. How do you get Emphysema?

136. Emphysema emphysema is a chronic lung condition in which the lung s natural airspaces,called alveoli, become larger yet decrease in number. http://www.medbroadcast.com/condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=51

137. Centrilobular Emphysema CENTRILOBULAR emphysema, GROSS The respiratory bronchioles and some alveolarducts in the proximal and middle portion of the pulmonary lobule are http://www.som.tulane.edu/classware/pathology/medical_pathology/New_for_98/Lung_

138. Emphysema, Centrilobular (upper Zones), Panlobular (lower Zones) emphysema, A CENTRILOBULAR (UPPER ZONES); AND B - PANACINAR (LOWER ZONES) In panacinar (panlobular) emphysema, there is involvement of the complete http://www.som.tulane.edu/classware/pathology/medical_pathology/New_for_98/Lung_

139. FORCES - THE EVIDENCE - Smoking And Emphysema SMOKING AND emphysema Index of studies and other literature indicating eitherno relationship between smoking and emphysema, or that what is politically http://www.forces.org/evidence/evid/emphysem.htm

Forces International Back to The evidence SMOKING AND EMPHYSEMA Back to main page SMOKING AND EMPHYSEMA - Letter by Lauren A. Colby describing the flimsy "evidence" linking smoking with emphysema, as well as the political distortions by political scientists and media in order to induce the perception of a solid link between smoking and that disease.

140. Bustoff.bwh.harvard.edu/thoracic/ThorEmpNews1-11.html emphysema Newsemphysema News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. http://bustoff.bwh.harvard.edu/thoracic/ThorEmpNews1-11.html

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