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Should I Consult A Pulmonologist For Hyper Inflated Lungs?
hi am 61 year old female never smoked but lived with chain smokers my whole life. i was told last year my lungs were hyperinflated,I had a phnemothorax during pacemaker surgery three years ago. I had a lung functioning test,and put on two inhalers was told i had asthma and bronchitis. have never been to a lung Dr. Should i seek out a pulmonologist? I feel im gettting worse and dont understand this copd. Please help.
Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Thank you for asking. You for sure need a pulmonologist and a constant touch to him as your history makes you a very vulnerable subject to lung associated morbidities. Get a consult and take care of yourself.
regards
Thank you for asking. You for sure need a pulmonologist and a constant touch to him as your history makes you a very vulnerable subject to lung associated morbidities. Get a consult and take care of yourself.
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