Hi everyone.
im Karina. 43 year old danish girl who was diagnosed with emphysema two weeks ago. I have been in so much emotional pain since then and am truly happy to find this site. I have no idea what my future will look like and my doc haven’t been too helpful this far as to answer my questions.
I quit smoking 1 month ago, but since I got the diagnosis I have been having flu like symptoms on and off on a daily basis….could that be my body reacting to the lack of nicotine? Also I’m confused when it comes to my Pft. My RV is extreme or what?
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31-03-2025, 09:20 Lungefunktion CO m. reversibilitetstestTilføjelse til indikation:FEV1: 3,01 L, 90% af forventet. FVC: 4,57 L, 110% af forventet. FEV1%FVC: 66 Efter beta2-agonist:FEV1: 2,89 L, -3% ændring. FVC: 4,42 L, -3% ændring.RV: 3,12 L, 171% af forventet. TLC: 7,40 L, 131% af forventet.DLCOc: 99% af forventetHb: 7,9 mmol/LKonklusion: Normal ventilationskapacitet med obstruktivitetuden ændringer efter stimulation med beta2-agonist. Residualvolumen er øget. Total lungekapacitet er forhøjet svarende til emfysem.Normal diffusionskapacitet og normal diffusionskonstant.
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