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A 19-year-old female asked:

My mom has several 4mm nodules on her lungs. never used tobacco. family history of lung cancer. has cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, chest's tight?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Mgt: Among possible causes are infection, malignancy. I would suggest samples from her airway be sent for testing. A TB test to rule out TB may be ordered. A virtual consult can be booked online and her Chest images viewed at that time.
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