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Can you tell me what is the most common restrictive pulmonary disorder for an aging adult/ elderly?

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Cannot fill lungswit: Common cause pulmonary fibrosis, auto immune disease, obesity, neuromuscular disease- see pcp or pulmonologist.

Dr Higginbotham agreed

Answered 12/16/2013

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