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38 Treatments

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9 Tests 4 Medical Procedures 2 Surgical Procedures 16 Prescribed Medications

1 Over the Counter Medications 1 Self Care 5 Herbs and Supplements

Pulmonologist

Internist

Family Practice Physician

Tests for Emphysema

1. Spirometry The peak expiratory flow rate measures how fast a person can breathe out (exhale) air. It is one of many tests that measure how well your airways work.  More Costs

2. Lung Function Tests (LFT) Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move oxygen into the blood.  More

3. Pulse Oximetry The pulse oximeter is a photoelectric instrument for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood . A pulse oximeter uses infrared light and a photo sensor to detect th...  More

4. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

5. Thoracic Gas Volume A pulmonary function test shows how well your lungs are working. A complete test has three parts. You may be given the entire test or only certain parts. The entire...  More Costs

6. Peak expiratory flow rate Test The peak expiratory flow rate measures how fast a person can breathe out (exhale) air. It is one of many tests that measure how well your airways work.  More

7. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Test Blood gases is a measurement of how much oxygen and carbon dioxide is in your blood. It also determines the acidity (pH) of your blood.  More

8. CT of Chest A chest tomogram is a picture of the chest area created by moving the x-ray machine in one direction while moving the recording film the other way. This method blur...  More Costs

9. Computed Tomography (CT) Scan A computed tomography (CT) scan is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the body. See also: Cranial CT scan; Lumbosacral sp...  More

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Medical Procedures for Emphysema

1. Oxygen Therapy Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat o...  More Costs

2. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, individually designed intervention program, including exercise and education, that helps patients with chronic lung...  More

3. Respiratory Therapy Respiratory therapy is a therapeutic treatment for respiratory diseases and conditions. A respiratory therapist (RT) is a health care professional who usually provi...  More

4. Targeted Fusion Protein Therapy

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Surgical Procedures for Emphysema

1. Lung Transplant Lung transplant is surgery to replace one or both diseased lungs with healthy lungs from a human donor.   More

2. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

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Prescribed Medications for Emphysema

1. theophylline(Theo-Dur , others...) THEOPHYLLINE is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma, br...  More

2. albuterol(Ventolin , others...) ALBUTEROL (al BYOO ter ole) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat and to prev...  More

3. azithromycin(Zithromax , others...) AZITHROMYCIN (az ith roe MYE sin) is a macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat or prevent certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, ...  More

4. ipratropium(Atrovent , Atrovent HFA) IPRATROPIUM is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to prevent bronchospasms of Chronic ...  More

5. salmeterol(Serevent , Serevent Diskus) SALMETEROL is a slow-acting bronchodilator. It helps to open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used long term to treat ast...  More

6. predniSONE(Deltasone , others...) PREDNISONE is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, al...  More

7. clarithromycin(Biaxin , others...) CLARITHROMYCIN is a macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat or prevent certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infe...  More

8. fluticasone(Flovent , others...) FLUTICASONE inhalation powder is a corticosteroid. It helps decrease inflammation in your lungs. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma. Never use th...  More

9. formoterol(Foradil Aerolizer , Perforomist) FORMOTEROL is a slow-acting bronchodilator. It helps to open up the airways in your lungs and to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat chronic o...  More

10. metaproterenol(Alupent , Metaprel) METAPROTERENOL is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat and to prevent bronchosp...  More

11. cefoxitin(Mefoxin ) CEFOXITIN is a cephalosporin antibiotic. It is used to treat or prevent certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infec...  More

12. budesonide inhalation(Pulmicort Respules , others...) BUDESONIDE (bue DES oh nide) is a corticosteroid. It helps to decrease inflammation in your lungs. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma. Never use ...  More

13. acetylcysteine(Acetadote , Acys-5) ACETYLCYSTEINE is a drug that loosens and thins mucus in the lungs. It is used to make breathing easier in patients with bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, tub...  More

14. aminophylline(Truphylline ) AMINOPHYLLINE is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma, b...  More

15. terbutaline(Brethine , others...) TERBUTALINE is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma, bro...  More

16. tiotropium(Spiriva ) TIOTROPIUM is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat COPD, including emphysema an...  More

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Over the Counter Medications for Emphysema

1. acetylcysteine(NAC ) ACETYLCYSTEINE is a drug that loosens and thins mucus in the lungs. It is used to make breathing easier in patients with bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, tub...  More

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Self Care for Emphysema

1. Smoking Cessation There are a lot of ways to quit smoking and many resources to help you. Family members, friends, and coworkers may be supportive or encouraging, but the desire and ...  More

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Herbs and Supplements for Emphysema What's this?

1. ginseng The term ginseng refers to several species of the genus Panax . For more than 2,000 years, the roots of this slow-growing plant have been valued in Chinese medicine...  More Efficacy Grade C

2. beta-carotene The name carotene was first coined in the early 19th Century by the scientist Wachenroder after he crystallized this compound from carrot roots. Beta-carotene is a ...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. Hedera helix English ivy ( Hedera helix ) is native to most of Europe and southwest Asia. Although it is often used as a landscaping groundcover in the United States, it is also...  More Efficacy Grade C

4. Thymus Extract The thymus is a lobular gland located under the breastbone near the thyroid gland. It reaches its maximum size during early childhood and plays a large role in immu...  More Efficacy Grade C

5. Pineapple bromelain Classified as an herb, bromelain is a sulfur-containing proteolytic digestive enzyme that is extracted from the stem and the fruit of the pineapple plant ( Ananas c...  More Efficacy Grade C

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