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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Emphysema
is a condition |
Symptoms
of emphysema include |
Massage
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Emphysema |
in
which the alveoli of the |
shortness
of breath with mild or |
sema
under medical supervision. |
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lungs
become fibrous and |
no
exertion, rales, cyanosis, and |
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inelastic.
They merge with |
susceptibility
to secondary respi- |
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each
other, decreasing sur- |
ratory
infection. |
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face
area, and limiting |
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oxygen-carbon dioxide |
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exchange.
It is one of a |
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group
of diseases called |
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chronic obstructive pul- |
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monary disease, or COPD. |
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