Professor Zaurbek Aisanov, a specialist in diseases of the chest, said that for the occurrence of obstructive pulmonary disease it is necessary to smoke a pack of cigarettes daily for 10 years.
And in an interview with Gazeta.Ru, the specialist pointed out that in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the airways are blocked (narrowed), which leads to a decrease in the amount of oxygen entering the lungs, which causes shortness of breath, and if left untreated, this can lead to death. .
He says: “Physicians have a way to determine the intensity of smoking – the number of packs of cigarettes per year. For example, if a person smokes 20 cigarettes a day for an entire year, that counts as a pack per year. 10 packs per year are considered for 10 years. If he smokes a cigarette 40 A for five years, 10 packs per year are also considered the intensity of smoking doubles, and with the development of obstructive pulmonary disease, for example, 10 packs per year must be smoked.
Source: Gazeta.Ru
