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My father is suffering IL

2017-02-21 04:55:50
My father is suffering from Pulmonary lung fibrosis. Currently he is on 02 60% using bypap and he is having steroid dose . Please guide us what should we do best to get him little better
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Take inhalers with bronchodilators with appropriate dose according to his PFT{pulmonary function test}, take nasal o2 with prongs using oxygen cylinders aprox fr 15hrs a day.
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do a pft for him.
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breathing exercises an bronchodilators r very important for him.

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