We all know when people lie about smoking. The “social smoker”. How we know?
Respiratory and Pulmonology providers. Decreased DLCO that is caused by destruction of the lung surfaces when it is combined with air trapping and obstructive disease showing on Pulmonary Functions Tests which anyone going through lung cancer will know.
Through EBUS, Navigational Bronchoscopes, and traditional methods of biopsy, we obtain cells that will be staged and identified.
Your carboxyhemoglobin being over 5.0 we know you smoked or were in a house fire.
We may not our heads like we believe you, but we absolutely know.
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We all know when people lie about smoking. The “social smoker”. How we know?
Respiratory and Pulmonology providers. Decreased DLCO that is caused by destruction of the lung surfaces when it is combined with air trapping and obstructive disease showing on Pulmonary Functions Tests which anyone going through lung cancer will know. Through EBUS, Navigational Bronchoscopes, and traditional methods of biopsy, we obtain cells that will be staged and identified. Your carboxyhemoglobin being over 5.0 we know you smoked or were in a house fire. We may not our heads like we believe you, but we absolutely know.