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Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Photo Gallery
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD is a disease most smokers will get if they smoke cigarettes for many years. Slow to develop, symptoms often start with a chronic cough and shortness of breath. Take a look here at what the lungs look like in a person with varying degrees of COPD.
Tour the Human Respiratory System
In this image gallery, Guide to About.com COPD, Deborah Leader, RN takes us on a tour of the human respiratory system.
Causes and Types of COPD Video
In this animated video from Blausen Medical, we are are shown how COPD develops and the forms it can take.
COPD Complications Image Gallery
About.com Guide to COPD, Deborah Leader, RN takes readers on a visual tour of the variety of complications that can arise as a result of COPD.
COPD Postural Drainage Image Gallery
In this image gallery, Guide to About.com COPD, Deborah Leader, RN offers a tutorial on how to help people with COPD clear mucus from their lungs.
COPD Metered-Dose Inhaler Image Gallery
Metered-dose inhalers are used to treat COPD and other lung conditions. Learn how to use a metered-dose inhaler in this instructional image gallery.
Lung Transplant Image Gallery
For people with severe COPD, a lung transplant may be an option. This image gallery shows us what is involved in lung transplantation.
What is Emphysema - Video
Take a look inside the lungs to see how emphysema develops in this animated video from Blausen Medical.
Emphysema Illustrated
This illustration from A.D.A.M. shows the damage emphysema causes to the air sacs inside of a person's lungs.
COPD Illustrated
COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, is the precurser to emphysema. Take a look at this illustration to see what a lung with COPD looks like.
Colon Polyp Size Image Gallery
Smoking is a risk factor for colon cancer. In this image gallery, readers are shown how polyps look on the inside of the colon and how the size of the polyp relates to colon cancer risk.
