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How can you best expand your lungs and breath more efficiently?
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Pulmonary rehab: You should consider pulmonary exercises which are best done at a pulmonary rehab on out pt basis. Incentive spirometry and flutter valve devices also help with pulmonary expansion and pulmonary toilet.
Answered 4/7/2013
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