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What can we do to keep chronic lung disease patients out of the hospital given that they are ranked the third leading cause of admissions without a pandemic?
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Lung disease: The way to stay out of the hospital is to stay healthy. So patients need to work hard to take good care of themselves. One of the ways is to be meticulous about complying with medication use. Another way is to use telemedicine when possible. This can some times make fewer face to face appointments necessary.
Answered 6/15/2020
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