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Lot of info behind this, but why would person get hypercapnia , 1 req. vent, 3 mo in a row all of a sudden if has had asthma/bad lungs for yrs?
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Asthma : This depends on many things. Asthma can simply be a progressive disease getting worse and worse damaging the lung tissue. There's probably some component of emphysema which is much worse than asthma. Did the person smoke? Did they take care of themselves ? Did they treat the asthma appropriately?
Answered 1/1/2014
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