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Emphysema
SYMPTOMS include hard chronic coughing, wheezing, thick sputum and even mild
exercise will cause labored breathing.
CAUSES. Smoking and air polution may cause a chronic disease that causes the
air spaces of the lung to undergo destructive changes.
TREATMENT. Antibiotics, postural drainage, prescribed regular exercise, stop
smoking, liquidfying agents and expectorants to help remove mucus, drugs to
enlarge the airways and breathing exercises.