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Is it possible my FEV1 and DLCO improve? Return to previous page 12/18/2019 1332 Views 8 Answers Last Activity: 1 year ago, Sassycat Tags: emphesyma pft Question: 0 Josephbel 1 year 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 Is it possible my FEV1 and DLCO improve? Josephbel 1 year 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 Hello evryone; Last year, my PFT showed my FEV1 was 63 and my DLCO was 98. I just took another PFT two days ago and my FEV1 is 68 and my DLCO is 108, how is it possible??? I thought these numbers can stay still but never improve as I have emphesyma.
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