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Fev1 was 35, but improved to 38 after a br trtmnt. he was given some new medications. can this really change the fev1 or will it get just get worse?
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Bronchodilators: Medications that help open up the airways when treating diseases such as asthma or COPD are available with a few different mechanisms of action. It depends whether the person is acutely sick on top of underlying lung disease or if it's stable underlying lung disease. Most of these medications are meant to slow further decline of FEV1.
Answered 10/11/2014
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