2006-10-17 15:41:07 · 3 answers · asked by danfernand2000 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
acute is acute, emphysema is chronic, life expectancy is not totally dependant on this variable, multiple other things affect life expectancy, good luck
2006-10-17 15:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by HK3738 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not quite sure what that is? only that my Father had primary pulmonary hypertension, if that's not it, or similar I'm sorry. but if it helps what he had meant lack of oxygen received in the lungs was putting stress on the heart and of course the brain because of the lack of air he was receiving. he would have chest pain, he would get dizzy and faint gowing up stairs, his blood pressure would rise and fall. he did reverse it, which is suppose to be impossible according to doctor's. He did die later at 46yrs but it wasn't from the disease. he was diagnosed at 29 yrs ,with it stopped smoking, drinking, lowered cholesterol to almost nothing
(impressive because he was a butcher) brisk exercise and took his med's right, the man could have lived to be 100, but honestly we go when we go? hope this info wasn't completely useless:)
2006-10-17 16:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by arc16314 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with emphysema is it progresses, even if you quit smoking years ago. It is painful and very frustrating.
2006-10-17 15:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋