Patient's question:
Today my boss didn't come to work. It is said that he has emphysema. What are the main symptoms of emphysema?Doctor's answer:
Dear, it might not be wise to pry into your boss's privacy. In clinical diagnosis, the main symptoms of patients with emphysema are cough, cough with phlegm, and shortness of breath. Some patients can transmit it through close contact, and they are usually suffering from chronic bronchitis, with repeated coughing and phlegm, which gradually leads to the loss of elasticity of the alveoli in the lungs. When there are more bubbles, it forms localized emphysema in a lobe or a segment of the lung. The disease often recurs in winter, and in severe cases, hospitalization may be necessary.