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[christina1947]

Which of the Copd conditions is the most serious empasymia,chronic bronchitis or small airways deasease

[spiritinthesky]

Lung Diseases

Hope this helps Christina?

Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are different types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With COPD, the lungs have developed permanent complications that affect the ease with which a person can breathe. Although COPD has no cure, there are now advancements in the form of cellular therapy that may help.

Is it Emphysema or Chronic Bronchitis?

Emphysema and chronic bronchitis can be difficult to tell apart, but each presents problems with breathing and other lung symptoms. These conditions commonly affect normal airflow in the airways and lungs. They are usually caused by smoking, but can also be attributed to air pollution.

Emphysema involves the gradual destruction of the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli), hindering breathing. Alveoli are responsible for providing oxygen to the bloodstream. Over time, emphysema weakens the alveoli and destroys the elasticity of pulmonary airways. As a result, emphysema sufferers experience shortness of breath and a constant struggle to breathe.

Chronic bronchitis is the opposite of emphysema. This condition causes a person’s lungs to become very inflamed. Bronchitis commonly affects the windpipe and passageways of the lungs and is the result of severe irritation or infection. It can be a brief illness, or ongoing (chronic). The body’s natural reaction to chronic bronchitis is to clear the air passages, resulting in severe coughing.

The difference between emphysema and chronic bronchitis lies in how each disease affects the lungs. The lack of a cure for either emphysema or chronic bronchitis doesn’t mean a lack of available treatment.

If you have exhausted conventional medical treatments and are looking for alternatives, cellular therapy may be a viable option for you. If you or a loved one is interested in cellular therapy for lung disease, contact the Lung Institute to learn more or call [phone]. Just seen this and going to do more research into cellular therapy xxx

[MaryAnne127 in reply to spiritinthesky]

Lung Institute is a rip off!!

tampabay.com/news/health/ta...

[Ray001 in reply to MaryAnne127]

MaryAnn, How do you know that plz share.

[MaryAnne127 in reply to Ray001]

First heard of Dr. Feinerman while in had a practice in Sarasota.

Burton Feinerman, MD (@STEMCELLREGENMD) | Twitter

twitter.com/stemcellregenmd

The latest Tweets from Burton Feinerman, MD (@STEMCELLREGENMD). EDU: New York University, B.A.; New York Medical College, M.D.; Post Grad Mayo Clinic; Active medical licenses: FL, HI, MI, AZ, NM. Sarasota…

The doctor moved to Tampa

tampabay.com/news/health/me...

Grace Brown died 5 October 14, 2011

Article from 2015

tampabay.com/news/health/ta...

Dr Feinerman no longer appears in the ads for the institute but he is the company.

The below link gives his medical training etc.

healthgrades.com/physician/...

Newest 2016 & 2017 info on Lung Institute

ipscell.com/2016/08/class-a...

forbes.com/sites/markgibbs/...

[MaryAnne127 in reply to Ray001]

If the links below don't work go into search and put in Dr Burton Feinerman and you should be able to see most of them other than the twitter, For that put in the name and sarasota - then you will see the twitter feed

[spiritinthesky in reply to MaryAnne127]

Sorry am new and no idea just trying to help with what A friend told me.

[MaryAnne127 in reply to spiritinthesky]

Dear Spirit, Please there is no need to be sorry. The information was a warning about The Lung Institute. We are all here looking for advice and information. The best is seeing their full page ad in Readers Digest and also posted as news feed on Facebook COPD sites. I sent them the same information.

[anymouse in reply to MaryAnne127]

Regarding lung stem cell, you can read more here:

thoracic.org/patients/patie...

fda.gov/forconsumers/consum...

lung.org/our-initiatives/re...

And sprintinthesky, I agree with MaryAnne127 don't be sorry. Sorting the wheat from the chaff is not always easy on the internet.

[MaryAnne127 in reply to anymouse]

Thanks! I will save and also refer those sites along with info about Lung Institute's fraudulent claims. Such a shame that doctors will lie and cheat us. Bells should go off when no insurer will pay for a procedure.

[anymouse in reply to spiritinthesky]

Stem cell therapy and the Lung Institute is sham. Hopefully the lawsuits will shut down the Lung Institute once and for all.

fda.gov/forconsumers/consum...

[anymouse in reply to spiritinthesky]

A bit of nit picking; chronic bronchitis is not the opposite of emphysema, they are two different obstructive lung diseases. Both are obstructive lung diseases, after that the similarities pretty much end. Most people with COPD will have both emphysema and chronic bronchitis and that can make things confusing. However it should never be confusing to a pulmonologist and if it is, get a new pulmonologist.