What is it?
Symptoms
Effects
Treatment/Medication
Prognosis
100
A synonym for "air sacs".
What is alveoli.
100
Name one of the symptom of emphysema.
What is shortness of breath, a barrel-shaped chest, wheezing, fatigue, or losing weight without trying.
100
Does emphysema affect a person both mentally and physically?
What is yes.
100
What is the first step of the process for those who smoke?
What is to quit smoking.
100
People who smoke have a higher chance of living than those who don't.
What is no.
200
One of the main causes for emphysema.
What is smoking.
200
Since those who have emphysema are not able to breath with ease (especially when exercising, etc.), this causes ______.
What is fatigue.
200
A person with emphysema performing any type of _______, can leave them breathless.
What is exercise.
200
How are bronchodilator medications taken?
What is orally or inhaled.
200
What is the prognosis for someone with emphysema?
What is that it varies.
300
What happens when the inner walls of the alveoli weaken and eventually divide.
What is larger air space instead of multiple small ones or decreased amount of surface area of the lungs.
300
Why do people with emphysema lose weight?
What is because they exercise less often because they feel tired or fatigued, which may decrease appetites.
300
Choose the best two options... Emphysema causes: -depression -bipolar disorder -anxiety -high self esteem -mental stress
What is depression and anxiety.
300
What is a common infection that antibiotics help to fight off for those with emphysema?
What is pneumonia, the flu, or bronchitis.
300
Can emphysema be reversed?
What is no.
400
When there is a decreased amount of surface area of the lung, it limits the amount of oxygen that reaches the _______.
What is the bloodstream.
400
The word used to describe when one breathes with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.
What is wheezing.
400
Give an example of a day to day activity that becomes harder to do because of emphysema.
What is climbing the stairs, walking the dog, etc.
400
What is the goal of the treatments? (looking for two things)
What is to relieve symptoms and to slow the progression of the disease.
400
What is one thing that affects the severity of one's emphysema?
What is if they smoke or how long they have had it.
500
When the damaged alveoli do not work properly, it causes the __________ to become trapped, therefore not allowing _________ to enter.
What is old air and oxygen-rich air.
500
Name 4 of the symptoms that were mentioned.
What is shortness of breath, a barrel-shaped chest, wheezing, fatigue, or losing weight without trying.
500
Emphysema affects those who have it from having a good social life as those people can't enjoy or perform __________ with their family and friends.
What is pastimes or physical activities.
500
_____________ includes education, counselling, and breathing techniques for people with emphysema.
What is pulmonary rehabilitation.
500
Those who have emphysema can have a longer life expectancy if.... (looking for two things)
What is if they stop smoking and get treatment or therapy.
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