Emphysema is a condition that damages the air sacs in the lungs called alveoli, causing them to lose their elasticity and become enlarged. This makes breathing difficult. The main causes are smoking cigarettes and exposure to air pollution or dust. Symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing, and fatigue. Diagnosis involves medical history, physical exam, chest X-rays, and lung function tests. Treatment focuses on quitting smoking, using inhalers, oxygen therapy, exercise, and lifestyle changes. Managing the condition can help prevent further lung damage and associated complications.

1. WELCOME
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2. EMPHYSEMA

3. Content:
 What is emphysema
 Lung anatomy and physiology
 Lung comparism
 Incidence and prevalence
 Type
 Cause
 Pathology
 Risk factor
 Symptom
 Diagnosis
 Breath sound
 Treatment
 Prevention
 conclusion

4. Introduction:
 Affects 2 out of 1,000 people
 1.8 million Americans in the United States
have emphysema.
 Emphysema is ranked 15th among chronic
conditions or diseases which limit people’s
daily activity
 More common in men vs. women
 Studies show that the amount of women
with the disease is gradually increasing

5. What is Emphysema
A condition in our body in which the
air sacs of the lungs, called alveolus
are damaged and enlarge, causing
breathlessness.

6. LUNG ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
The function of the lungs is to Oxygenate our blood by
removing Carbon Dioxide and replacing it with Oxygen.

7. LUNG COMPARISONS

8. SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON

9. Type of emphysema
 There are four type:
1. Centriacinar
2. Panacinar
3. Paraseptal [Distal acinar]
4. Mixed and unclassified
[Irregular]

10.  Centriacinar :
[ centrilobular, Proximal acinar ]
• Dilatation of Respiratory Bronchiole
• Upper lobes - severely involved
• Can coexist with chronic bronchitis
• Invariably occurs in smokers
• Coal mine workers [carbon, dust]

11.  Panacinar Emphysema:
• Whole of Acinus uniformly affected
• Lower lobes severely involved
• Association:
… A1AT deficiency
… Cigarette smokers

12.  Paraseptal (Distal Acinar)
• Localized along pleura - peripheral part
of the acinus
• Predisposes to spontaneous peumothorax
• Adjacent to foci of fibrosis
• Least common

13.  Mixed – IRREGULAR EMPHYSEMA:
• MOST COMMON
• LEAST SIGNIFICANT
• COMMON AROUND SCAR TISSUE
• COMBINATION OF TYPES

14. What Are The Causes
MOST COMMON
 Smoking
SMOKING FACTS ON EMPHYSEM
80 percent of emphysema causes result from
the long term effects of smoking cigarettes
About 90 percent of emphysema causes are
heavy smokers

16. Cont…
Prolonged exposure to second
hand smoke
Chemical fumes
Dust
Air pollution

17. IN RARE CASES
 Deficiency of the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin
 A protein made by the liver that protects the lungs.
 That is inherited
MM: normal level
MS: 80% of normal
MZ: 60% of normal
SZ: 40% of normal
ZZ: 10% of normal level

18. Is It Transmitted??

19. Pathophysiology

21. What are the Effects to Our
Body?
 People with emphysema will
not oxygenated their blood
well.
 They can’t remove carbon
dioxide from their blood and
lungs.
 They have a rapid breathing
rate.

22. WHO IS AT RISK
 Emphysema effects both men and women.
 Usually does not appear until the sixties.
 But the disease can appear as early as forty depending
on certain factors.
 Any ethnic group can develop emphysema.
 One exception is the inherited form that mainly
effects European.

23. Occurrence among Male and
Female
 Occur more in male than
females due to percentage of
male smokers.
 As the number of female
smokers increase, emphysema
also develops in them rapidly.
 Death rate increase rapidly.

24. THE PERCENTAGE OF EMPHYSEMA
DEATHS IN MEN AND WOMEN
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
non smoker
smoker

25. SYMPTOMS OF EMPHYSEMA
 Coughing with or without phlegm
(sometimes referred to as “smokers cough”)
 Dyspnoea (shortness of breath)
 Trouble catching one’s breath
 Fatigue
 Wheezing
 Barrel- like distended chest
 Lethargy or difficulty concentrating
 Difficulty sleeping

26. DIAGNOSIS
 History
 Physical examination
• The most common physical change may be in
the chest, which takes on a barrel-like
appearance
• physical examination may show "pursed-lip"
breathing
• the breath sounds become quite diminished
• if any wheezing, and exhalation becomes
prolonged (exhalation takes more than twice as
long as inhalation)
• Bluish discoloration of the lips and nail beds

27. Investigation
• Chest x-ray
 A plain chest x-ray may show lungs that
have become too inflated and too lucent,
signs that lung tissue destruction has
occurred.
 Radiologic Findings
Chest radiograph
 Translucent (dark) lung fields
 Depressed or flattened diaphragms
 Long and narrow heart
 Enlarged heart
 Increased retrosternal air space (lateral
radiograph)

29. • Blood test
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
• Lung Function Test also called Pulmonary
Function Test or PFT (most common)

30. cont…
 A variety of lung functions can be
measured and may include how much
air the lungs can hold and empty with
each breath, the degree of airflow
obstruction, the available surface for
exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen,
the amount of trapped gases, and how
elastic the lungs are with inspiration
and expiration.

31.  Oximetry
 Oxygenated blood is a brighter red and becomes purple in color
when oxygen is removed. The dosimeter is a device usually placed
on a finger and detects the pulse of blood. A light is transmitted
through the tissue, and the amount of the brighter red color is
determined, enabling a measure of oxygen saturation, a measure
of hemoglobin oxygen content. This value is usually greater than
90%.

32. Breath sound in emphysema
Diminished breath sound
with prolong expiration.
Wheeze (in severe cases).

33. Treatment
 STOP smoking (if you smoke)
 Bronchodilators (inhalers)
Ex. Atrovent, Spiriva, Serevent,
Foradil, and Albuterol
 Anti-inflammatory medication
Ex. Singulair and Roflimulast
 Antibiotics
 Oxygen therapy

34. Cont….
 Pulmonary rehabilitation
Conserve energy, improve stamina, and
reduce breathlessness
 Surgery
 physiotherapy
Other things include
 Avoid being around smoke and other
irritants
 Avoiding the cold

35. Physiotherapy management
 To minimize dyspnoea
 positioning-supported sitting or
huffing
 Diaphragmatic breathing
 To establish a coordinated pattern of
breathing
 Shorten expiratory phase and being
inspiration before the airways have a
chance to close down

36.  To assist in the removal of secretions
 Manual chest therapy-shaking, vibration
or clapping
 Postural drainage
 To increase the range of movement of the
joints of the thoracic cage
 Free active exercise of the whole spine
 Shoulder girdle retraction and lateral
rotation of arms followed by breathing
control exercise
 To increase exercise tolerance
 Breathing control exercise in relation to
activities of daily livings, eg.walking and
stair climbing

37. prognosis
 Mild emphysema- 80% of patients are
alive after 4 years
 Moderate emphysema- 60-70% are alive
after 4 years
 Severe emphysema- 50% are alive after
4 years
 Very severe emphysema- short life
expectancy

38. Rehabilitation
 Pulmonary rehabilitation combines exercise training and
behavioral and educational programs designed to help
individuals with emphysema control symptoms and improve day-
to-day activities. It is a team approach. Individuals work closely
with their doctors, nurses, respiratory, physical,
and occupational therapists, psychologists and exercise
specialists. The main goals of pulmonary rehabilitation are to
help individuals improve their day-to-day lives and to restore
their ability to function independently. Pulmonary rehabilitation
can help reduce the number and length of hospital stays and
increase the chances of living longer.
Pulmonary rehabilitation involves exercise training and
ventilator muscle training. It also includes psychosocial support
and educational programs.
Since smoking is well known to be the primary risk factor for the
onset and progression of emphysema, many pulmonary
rehabilitation programs provide educational sessions and
counseling to help individuals stop smoking.

39. complication
 Enlargement and strain on the right
side of the heart (cur pulmonale)
may occur, resulting in swelling of
the feet and legs.
 Respiratory infections are frequent
 may often result in hospitalization
 Other possible complications
collapsed lung (are pneumothorax)
and giant bulla.

40. Ability to Work (Return to Work
Considerations)
 Individuals need to stay away from inhaled irritants
and extremes of air temperatures in the work
environment. The amount of physical work they can
do depends on their lung function. Individuals wearing
continuous oxygen must work in areas where there is
no danger of explosion from the gas or open flames or
sparks. Individuals must not work in areas that require
respirator use.
The ideal work environment for individuals with
emphysema is a dry atmosphere, free of pollution.

41. Maximum Medical
Improvement
 60 days.
Failure to Recover
 If an individual fails to recover within
the expected maximum duration
period, the reader may wish to
consider the following questions to
better understand the specifics of an
individual's medical case.

42. Prevention
 Live away from
polluted urban
areas
 1 prevention is to
STOP SMOKING

43. Incidence and Prevalence
 In 2011, 4.7 million Americans
reported ever being diagnosed
with emphysema, a lifetime
prevalence rate of 20.2 per
1,000 persons. Over 90% of the
cases were among people over
45 years old (NCHS).

44. Worldwide Mortality Rate
36.60%
16.40%
10.40%
5.80%
4.80%
2.90%
2.90%
2%
1.90%
1.80%
1.50%
1.50% 1.40%
1.40%
0.80%
0.70%
0.70% 0.70%
0.60% 0.60%
United States
Japan
Brazil
Mexico
Germany
Netherlands
South Africa
Hungary
Romania
Canada
Thailand
Australia
Austria
Spain
Kyrgyzstan
Argentina
Sweden
Colombia
Poland
Venezuela