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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?
hi i have shortness of breath if i walk 20 steps my oxygen level goes down in the 80 s but when im setting it goes back up in the 90 s. I was working in a warehouse walking sometimes 10 miles a day suddenly I couldnt hardly breath. Yes i was a smoker for 30 years i had quit a week prior to going down.
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
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as you were a smoker for 30 years and now having breathing problem that mean you are probably suffering from COPD. consult your chest physician or pulmonologist as soon as possible.
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as you were a smoker for 30 years and now having breathing problem that mean you are probably suffering from COPD. consult your chest physician or pulmonologist as soon as possible.
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