Patient's question:
Uncle went to the hospital for a thorough check-up a few months ago and was diagnosed with emphysema. He has been taking medication ever since, and it has shown some effect, but it's not very effective. Now he often feels uncomfortable, and we hope his emphysema can be completely cured. How can emphysema be completely cured?Doctor's answer:
It is relatively difficult to completely cure emphysema. Emphysema is caused by excessive dilation of the distal end of the terminal bronchioles, leading to reduced lung volume. The clinical symptoms are gradually worsening shortness of breath, which is irreversible. It primarily develops on the basis of chronic bronchitis at the second level of neurons. Therefore, the treatment of emphysema must first address chronic bronchitis. Regularly exercising lung function is also important. The main goal of treatment is to slow down the progression of emphysema.