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What does copd/emphysema with lateral perihilar atelectasis or scarring mean?
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COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease encompasses emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Basically, this means that smoking or another inhalant has made distortions in the architecture of your lungs that make it harder for them to work. Atelectasis and scarring physical changes that occur secondary to COPD.
Answered 3/30/2019
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