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Suggest Treatment For Hyperinflated Lungs
I just had a chest xray. I am 43 yrs old and a non smoker . my chect xray came back lungs are hyperinflated , a nonspecific finding. what does this mean? I know copd and emphysema can cause this result. may I ask what other diseases or reasons that would have this finding?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
See there are many pathlogic conditions causing hyper inflated lungs but an expiratory film may also cause hyper inflated lungs lgo to a pulmonologist to get evaluated
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