How does emphysema make you feel?
ANSWER
Emphysema makes your chest feel tight, and you’re out of breath much of the time with a cough that won’t go away. You may also have wheezing.
Reviewed by Paul Boyce on March 15, 2019
SOURCES:
News release, FDA.
American Thoracic Society: "Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with COPD."
Albert R. Clinical Respiratory Medicine, Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
American Lung Association: "Diseases A-Z: Emphysema."
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: "Diseases and Conditions Index: COPD."
SOURCES:
News release, FDA.
American Thoracic Society: "Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with COPD."
Albert R. Clinical Respiratory Medicine, Mosby Elsevier, 2008.
American Lung Association: "Diseases A-Z: Emphysema."
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: "Diseases and Conditions Index: COPD."
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