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.
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