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Is copd severe when lungs are hyper inflated and diaphram is flattened? can this be reversed?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

The severity: of COPD is a clinical assessment and can be quantified with Pulmonary Function Studies, but if those findings are present on a chest xray, it is likely that the COPD is significant. In general, the lung damage cannot be reversed.

Answered 9/13/2016

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