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What is small airway disease? how to fix it?

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Check with your doc: This could be a lot of stuff. Or possibly a falsely abnormal result. Check with your lung doc. It may indicate early lung disease. Better be safe.

Answered 12/14/2017

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What could cause chest muscle soreness after exercise and shortness of breath regularly with a diagnosis of small airway disease (never smoked)?

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