A seventy-five -year-old man goes to his doctor to complain of shortness of breath and a chronic cough. He is relieved to discover that he does not have cancer, but is diagnosed with emphysema. What anatomical changes occur in the lungs of a person with this disease?
What will be an ideal response?
Emphysema is a disease wherein the alveoli of the lungs are destroyed over time, as the walls are broken down, making the spaces larger and reducing the surface area of the respiratory exchange surface. This condition is caused by exposure to either smoke or other environmental irritants over a long period of time. The damage is progressive.
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