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Chest xray reports impressions: pulmonary hyperexpansion. no acute process is identified. what should i do?

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Dr. Michael Ginsburg answered

Specializes in Interventional Radiology

Are you symptomatic?: Lung hyperexpansion can be a sign of obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), asthma or just artifactual appearance on radiograph. If you are experiencing shortness of breath (and no other symptoms like chest pain), the best way to know whether you have something that causes truly hyperinflated lungs is to do a lung function test. If your lung function is abnormal, you should see a pulmonologist.

Answered 6/6/2019

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