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Diagnosis...or no Return to previous page 4/28/2021 153 Views 4 Answers Last Activity: 6 days ago, Jean IA State Captain Tags: Diagnosis Pulmonary Functions Test X-Ray Question: 0 FannyJ 1 week ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Diagnosis...or no FannyJ 1 week ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I had a chest X-ray which stated as an impression, “Pulmonary hyperinflation with upper lobe predominant emphysema” and I then had a Pulmonary Functions Test (PFT) that said “mild COPD”. However, my GP said the PFT was normal and I don’t have COPD. I asked about the X-ray and he said it must have been a misread because if I had COPD it would show up on the PFT. I then told him an X-ray a few years earlier said something similar and he said something like I may have weird (not his exact word) or deformed lungs or something like that. Then I asked him about my symptoms and he said he couldn’t tell me but he’d send me to a pulmonologist. I am glad of that, but I was a little embarrassed that I was concerned about the X-rays. Am I being overly concerned? The conversation left me feeling badly for asking.
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