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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about a collapsed lung.
6 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Ignore: I can't breathe very well and am turning blue.
Answered 3/31/2014
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Ignore: What caused? Blebs? Emphysema? COPD, other? Risk of recurrence? Prevention? Intervention?
Answered 5/23/2014
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There: There are many degrees of collapsed lung.Ask how much it is collapsed and if he needs to insert tube.
Answered 5/31/2014
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Ignore: A chest X ray is the easiest way confirm a collapsed lung.
Answered 7/14/2014
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Ignore: Ask your doctor to show you the chest X-ray or draw you a picture to have a better understanding.
Answered 5/1/2015
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