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are either emphysema or atelectasis
kinds of COPD or do they have their own disease classifications?
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1096512 tn?1384889778
Atelectasis is a finding seen on radiologic studies. But however symptoms do present as COPD making it difficult to diagnose as obstructive lung diseases like Bronchiectasis may lead to Chronic Bronchitis(one form of COPD).So according to its clinical symptomology if one of the ateiological factors prompt for considering differential between atelectasis and emphysema.Factors are smoking,air pollution,occupational history,age etc.In such conditions a sign of lobar atelectasis over X-ray may help you to draw your diagnosis towards considering aetiology and narrowing down the actual cause. But the presenting symptoms does not narrow your conclusion.

Radiologists often meet such cases and narrows diagnosis by associating history,symptoms,clinical advancement of pathology,investigations.

If the actual medical classification provides narrowing key points between conditions like Atelectasis and Emphysema,then the question would never be asked.Because most of the patients do not come up with classical symptoms stated as in definition and series in pathophysiology,they often present sub-acutely making diagnosis difficult to narrow where radiologists work with physicians.

Reference Diagnostic radiology-Text of Medical Imaging and Diagnosis by Grainger and Allison under section of Large air way obstruction and COPD.

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http://www.copd.com/understanding/index.html?google=e_&rotation=1906&banner=10107&kw=120

Emphysema is one of the two types of COPD.  Atelectasis is a finding seen on radiologic studies.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelectasis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema
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1096512 tn?1384889778
Emphysema is a condition where the alveoli in the lungs are enlarged and damaged which reduces the surface area for the exchange of oxygen and carbondioxide.
Atelectasis is failure of part of lung to expand.This occurs when the cells lining alveoli are unable to produce surfactant with which the surface tension between the alveolar walls is overcome.It also occurs when large bronchioles are obstructed from within by retained secretions or foreign bodies.
Both atelectasis and emphysema are included under COPD because of collection of air in alveoli and collection of air in tissues simultaneously,but they have their own physiological pathology hidden behind. Pathophysiology of both the diseases are different and they have different evaluation for concluding diagnosis.
If this definition does not clear your doubt,there is more clear way how to differentiate emphysema from atelectasis clinically.Each of them have different clinically differentiating analysis.But that needs a basic about lung function physiology,related anatomy,pathophysiology and some medical knowledge.If you need more about that information,I can reply you back in a precise way.Please write your comments on the information provided above and get the questions.
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