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What Causes Persistent Chest Infection While Suffering From COPD?
hi my father of 80 has copd and is progressively getting worse has constant chest infections in hospital every few weeks oxyen levels low blue lips and fingers has heart failure also very feilable and mobility terrible this week terrible confusion and adjitation violent an cross what do you think outcome is
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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I really appreciate your concern, if this is the case of COPD then underlying cause of this need to be found out which is responsible for worsen the condition, such disease if associate with some functional condition then it could give symptoms like this as it is being stated here, geriatric symptoms may be the cause hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, if this is the case of COPD then underlying cause of this need to be found out which is responsible for worsen the condition, such disease if associate with some functional condition then it could give symptoms like this as it is being stated here, geriatric symptoms may be the cause hope this information helps.
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