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Should survivors of pulmonary emboli avoid exposure to aresol products like air fresheners and cleaning chemicals?
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Not particularly: Everybody should avoid chemicals. Survivors of pulmonary emboli have no particular susceptibility.
Answered 12/20/2012
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Not necessarily: A pulmonary embolus that is appropriately treated frequently results in totally restored lung function. Sensitivity to aerosols is more a feature of airway disease like asthma or copd.
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