How can I tell if my asthma has turned into Emphysema?

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How can I tell if my asthma has turned into Emphysema?

2007-03-09 12:48:06 · 3 answers · asked by jimbobob 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases

By the way,I'm not a smoker.

2007-03-09 12:49:02 · update #1

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Asthma does not turn into Emphysema. They are two different, but similar diseases.

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2007-03-09 12:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by OU812 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Get to a pulmanologist for hair splitting difference

24% of the folks that have emphysema/COPD never smoked
A few were born with it.

2007-03-09 20:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Asthma does not and cannot turn into Emphysema. They are two different diseases. Asthma is a restrictive lung disease and Emphysema is an obstructive lung disease.

2007-03-09 21:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by CJBig 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋