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Will losing weight improve respiratory function enough to extend the time until mechanical vent is needed? restrictive airway 2 to cmt 1a nerve damage
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Don't know if enuf: But you put less of a burden on the lungs to supply oxygen to rest of body when there is less mass there. So go for it!
Answered 11/27/2017
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