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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.
What Healthy Lungs Look Like
Take a look at the anatomy of a healthy lung. Illustration provided by A.D.A.M.
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.
Emphysema Illustrated
This illustration from A.D.A.M. shows the damage emphysema causes to the air sacs inside of a person's lungs.
Emphysemic Lung
This picture shows the cross-section of a normal lung next to a section taken from a lung with emphysema.
Emphysema Types - Pictures
This page shows photos of several different types of emphysema.
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