Alcoholic Cardiomegaly – Emphysema – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

SYMPTOMS:

• Chronic bronchitis.
• Cardiopulmonary insufficiency in a slowly.

CAUSES:

• Alcoholic ingestion.
• Secondary pulmonary infection which becomes a complicated factor.
• Cardiomegaly.
• Chronic bronchitis.
• Lung emphysema.

Pathology of lungs showing emphysema

DIAGNOSIS:

The disease is identified using various tests like-

• Blood test for anaemia.
• Liver function testing by knowing the pyruvic acid level.
• Electrocardiography (ECG).
• Pulmonary function tests.
• X-ray of the chest.

TREATMENT:

• Quit alcohol.
• Correction of diet.
• Correction of the amount of vitamin B1 in our body.
• Antibiotics intake for treating cardiac insufficiency.

FUTURE EFFECTS:

• Due to this disease, people can become poor.
• Due to cardiopulmonary insufficiency the mortality rate will increase for the people between ages 55 to 70 years.