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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 444095" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>Pulmonologist is likely to re-test your lung function as well as listening to your lungs, having you do a peak flow (do you know what that is?), measuring your height (helps determine your expected max peak flow). They will probably have you do the peak flow before and after using the inhaler you have now. Is it albuterol? That is the rescue medicine for asthma/bronchial spasms.</p><p></p><p>They may add a different/more inhalers or other treatments. I would expect them to order new lung xrays. Once they have those they may do additional testing like CT or MRI.</p><p></p><p>There are lots of possible diagnoses including ones that are mostly annoying and easily treated. More serious or problematic diagnoses that I can think of would include sarcoidosis, fungal lung infections and mild cystic fibrosis. CF was the one that rang a bell for me when I read your description but I am certainly no expert and I think it is highly unlikely it is CF.</p><p></p><p>If you want more info on CF though, here's a link to info about late diagnosed mild CF</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cfeducation.ca/en/latediagnosis.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.cfeducation.ca/en/latediagnosis.aspx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 444095, member: 11920"] Pulmonologist is likely to re-test your lung function as well as listening to your lungs, having you do a peak flow (do you know what that is?), measuring your height (helps determine your expected max peak flow). They will probably have you do the peak flow before and after using the inhaler you have now. Is it albuterol? That is the rescue medicine for asthma/bronchial spasms. They may add a different/more inhalers or other treatments. I would expect them to order new lung xrays. Once they have those they may do additional testing like CT or MRI. There are lots of possible diagnoses including ones that are mostly annoying and easily treated. More serious or problematic diagnoses that I can think of would include sarcoidosis, fungal lung infections and mild cystic fibrosis. CF was the one that rang a bell for me when I read your description but I am certainly no expert and I think it is highly unlikely it is CF. If you want more info on CF though, here's a link to info about late diagnosed mild CF [URL]http://www.cfeducation.ca/en/latediagnosis.aspx[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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