1. Emphysema Lung Cancer Cirrhosis
Lifestyle diseases
Emphysema
Lung Cancer
Cirrhosis

2. Emphysema Over-inflation of the alveoli that decreases lung function
Air sacs become less efficient and lungs become enlarged

3. Description continues
Damage is irreversible
Disease is often accompanied by other respiratory diseases

6. Most common among individuals older than 50
Population
Most common among individuals older than 50
Men tend to have higher rates than women

7. The 4th most common cause of death in the US.
Mortality
The 4th most common cause of death in the US.

8. Smoking is responsible for 80-90% of COPD
Risk factors
Smoking is responsible for 80-90% of COPD
Asthma, bronchitis and emphysema

9. Difficulty breathing during daily activities
Signs and Symptoms
Shortness of breath
Coughing
Difficulty breathing during daily activities

10. Signs and Symptoms
Skipped breaths, difficulty sleeping, headaches, difficulty breathing lying down, chronic fatigue, swelling of feet, ankles or legs.

11. Any physical activity becomes difficult
Long Term Effects
Any physical activity becomes difficult
Person may require an oxygen tank for the rest of their lives.

12. Makes the heart work harder------leads to
Long Term Effects
Makes the heart work harder------leads to
Heart Damage
Death

13. Barrel Chest

15. LUNG CANCER

16. Cancer- Vocabulary Cells rapidly divide when new cells are not needed.
Extra mass is called a tumor

17. Benign Vocabulary Not cancerous and rarely life threatening
Tumor can be removed and cells do not spread.

18. Malignant= cancerous Cells spread
Vocabulary
Malignant= cancerous
Cells spread
May enter the blood stream or the lymphatic system

19. Metastasis or to metastasize
Vocabulary
Metastasis or to metastasize
How cancer spreads to other parts of the body

20. Vocabulary
Lesion
An area of diseased or abnormal tissue

21. Description
Cells in the lung start to grow and divide rapidly
It may begin anywhere in the lung
Spreads easily

23. Population/ Mortality
Most common cancer related cause of death

25. Risk Factors
Smoking:
Accounts for 87% of all lung cancer cases

26. What may happen to teens who smoke…….

27. Radon: 2nd leading cause of lung cancer
Risk factors
Radon: 2nd leading cause of lung cancer
Can’t see or smell
Need to have levels measured in the home

28. Work-related substances
Risk Factors
Work-related substances
Carcinogens

29. None in early stages Advanced stages Signs and Symptoms
Chronic Cough, hoarseness, coughing up blood, wheezing

30. Signs and Symptoms Weight loss Loss of appetite Shortness of breath
Fever
Repeated bouts of bronchitis/pneumonia and chest pain

31. Long Term Effects
Increased risk of cancer spreading (75%)
Side effects from chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Death

33. Cirrhosis

34. Scar tissue replaces healthy tissue in the liver
Description
Scar tissue replaces healthy tissue in the liver
Blocks blood flow through the organ

35. Prevents liver from working correctly
Removing poisons from the blood
Producing immune agents
Removing bacteria from blood
Producing bile to absorb fat and fat soluble vitamins

38. Population/Mortality
10th leading cause of death
Kills:26,000 people per year

39. Excessive drinking Risk factors Greatest risk factor
Develops after more than a decade of heavy drinking

40. Male- as few as 3-4 drinks per day Female-as few as 2-3 drinks per day
Excessive drinking
Male- as few as 3-4 drinks per day
Female-as few as 2-3 drinks per day

41. 20% of infected people develop cirrhosis within 20 years of infection
Hepatitis
20% of infected people develop cirrhosis within 20 years of infection

42. Male tend to be affected more than women
Gender
Male tend to be affected more than women

43. Signs and Symptoms
May not have any in early stages
Lack of appetite, weight loss, nausea
Small, red spider veins under skin or easy bruising

45. Weakness, fatigue
Yellow of skin and eyes
Dark cola colored urine
Loss of interest in sex

48. Bleeding from engorged veins in esophagus or intestines
Fluid in abdominal cavity--Ascites

51. Itching on hands and feet…entire body
Mental confusion
Forgetfulness
Trouble concentrating

52. Long Term Effects Portal Hypertension
Massive bleeding of esophagus or stomach
Life threatening!!
Ascites
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Brain poisoned by toxins