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Hi, maybe you could help. my stepdad has one lung that doesn't work - he has had this for ages (after an operation years ago) recently he went into hospital with kidney stones and they did an all over scan. his one lung had a shadow which from reading on

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Specializes in Pulmonology

Mutiple causes: are possible. Possibly, your step dad had major lung surgery or had a severe pneumonia. Please video-consult healthtap. but please ask him to see his internist,

Answered 3/20/2015

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A member asked:

Hi, maybe you could help. my stepdad has one lung that doesn't work - he has had this for ages (after an operation years ago) recently he went into hospital with kidney stones and they did an all over scan. his one lung had a shadow which from reading on

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Luis Taylor answered

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