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Old 01-24-2013, 05:05 PM
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you can try googling COPD or emphysema. wikipedia should come up among other things. it's like an encyclopedia and will give an explanation. sorry for your dad's dx.

please make sure your sister's drs know of her condition before her surgery. they will need a way to evaluate her before & after the surgery and to watch her as a risk to fall etc.
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