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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Pulmonary emphysema
  1. ... in the blood Congenital heart disease Cor pulmonale Pulmonary fibrosis Polycythemia vera Dehydration (such as from severe diarrhea) Emphysema
  2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to chronic lung ... failure. Emphysema occurs when the walls between the lung's ...
  3. ... alveoli) with loss of ability to completely exhale (emphysema) Hereditary lung blockages (cystic fibrosis) Long-term (chronic) infections (sarcoidosis) Permanent scarring and thickening of lung tissue (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)