What are the symptoms of emphysema?

The symptoms of emphysema depend on its severity. There may be no symptoms in the early stage, or you may feel short of breath only during labor and strenuous activity. With the progress of emphysema, the degree of dyspnea will increase, so that you will feel obvious suffocation after a little activity, accompanied by fatigue, emaciation, loss of appetite, fullness in the upper abdomen, cough, expectoration and other symptoms. Compared with normal people, the chest has a larger anteroposterior diameter, showing a barrel chest, weakened respiratory movement and widened intercostal space, which is a common clinical symptom of emphysema patients. In the treatment, aminophylline and doxofylline were used to dilate bronchi. If the symptoms could not be relieved, ipratropium bromide, salbutamol, budesonide and other hormone drugs were inhaled by atomization to relieve the symptoms of tracheal spasm. If there is infection, expectorant drugs, such as acetylcysteine tablets, or antibiotics, such as levofloxacin and cephalosporin, can be taken orally to treat lung infection, and oxygen is also needed.