Emphysema (cont.)
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- Emphysema Overview
- Emphysema Causes
- Emphysema Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Emphysema Treatment
- Medical Treatment
- Surgery
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Bronchitis - Slideshow
- Viewer Comments: Emphysema - Describe Your Experience
Next Steps
Follow-up
If you have emphysema, follow-up care is crucial to managing this disease. You need to become a partner with your doctor in the management of your health.
As Benjamin Franklin wrote, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Realistically, the "cures" available to doctors and people dealing with emphysema are far worse and far less effective than preventing the progression of the disease in the first place.
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The word emphysema is derived from Greek and means "to blow into," hence "air containing" or "air inflated."
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