A member asked:

My husband had triple bypass surgery 1 month ago.and his most recent chest x ray found linear atelectasis in the right lung base. a concern?

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Atlectasis: This often happens after bypass surgery, he should use the spirometer from the hospital, if he doesn’t have that, take deep breaths frequently about hourly and follow with your doctors

Answered 12/14/2017

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