Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination suggested a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Could you please tell me what the clinical manifestations of chronic bronchitis combined with emphysema are?Doctor's answer:
Chronic bronchitis is split into emphysema, which is collectively referred to as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in medicine. The main characteristics of this type of disease are repeated occurrences for more than ten years. After the autumn season, symptoms such as coughing, phlegm, and shortness of breath appear. The duration of each recurrence is generally less than three months. At the same time, after the arrival of spring, the symptoms naturally subside. If the disease recurs due to factors such as colds, it may lead to severe lung infections and symptoms of shortness of breath.