Patient's question:
Recently, my breathing has been very difficult. My friend told me it might be pneumonia, or perhaps emphysema. Which is more serious, pneumonia or emphysema?Doctor's answer:
In this case, it is very likely pneumonia, and it is unlikely to be emphysema, because if it were emphysema, there would have to be chronic coughing with phlegm for more than two years, with symptoms persisting for more than three months each year to be diagnosed as emphysema. Lung infections primarily manifest as symptoms such as coughing, phlegm, and shortness of breath. At this stage, we can use many anti-inflammatory drugs and blood-cooling medications.