What is Emphysema?

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Pharmacist - M.B.A. (Public Health) D.I.C.

What is Emphysema?

Smoking is the leading cause of emphysema. The…

Smoking is the leading cause of emphysema. The smallest airways in our lungs are called bronchioles. At the end of these bronchioles are the alveoli, tiny sacs where oxygen is traded for carbon dioxide. in emphysema, these sacs are destroyed, making breathing difficult.

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