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Suggest Treatment For Emphysema With Fluid On The Lungs

My nephew has emphysema with fluid on the lungs the doctor wanted to put him in hospital to put dye in his body to run tests. What would this test find?
He is 165 cm tall and weighs 90 kilos. Has an enlarged heart, is on fluid tablets and patches. He uses an enebliser to help him brealth.
Thu, 15 Dec 2016
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Hi and thank you for asking in HCM.

Fluid in the lungs means fluid in the pleural space.Emphysema is a lund diseases that usually it is encountered in smokers or it is an inherited disease.
It is better for him to stay in the hospital for doing some tests.The enlarged heart might be related with the pleural fluid.The main test is the laboratoric examination of the fliud taken with a procedure called thoracocentesis.It is very important for the origin of the fliud from the heart or lungs and from this depends the treatment too.

Wish good health for you and your nephew

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Dr.Jolanda
Pulmonologist
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Suggest Treatment For Emphysema With Fluid On The Lungs

Hi and thank you for asking in HCM. Fluid in the lungs means fluid in the pleural space.Emphysema is a lund diseases that usually it is encountered in smokers or it is an inherited disease. It is better for him to stay in the hospital for doing some tests.The enlarged heart might be related with the pleural fluid.The main test is the laboratoric examination of the fliud taken with a procedure called thoracocentesis.It is very important for the origin of the fliud from the heart or lungs and from this depends the treatment too. Wish good health for you and your nephew Thank you Dr.Jolanda Pulmonologist