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I think i have emphysema as i cant breath and need to know if i must go to hospital?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Can't breath: If you are having acute difficulty breathing - recommend immediate medical attention. If this is more of a chronic problem with relatively less difficulty breathing, it is not likely as urgent.

Answered 7/31/2019

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