instruction: hello doctor eight months ago I had severe rev lasting for 10 weeks I am years old athletic fit and in perfect health before rev I took no prescriptions whatsoever I got rev from my friend infant at church my husband is a double boarded physician and recognized the rev very quickly I had acute wheezing and coughing I was on five prescriptions the usuals for 10 weeks I was off all medicines and back on the treadmill daily and also at the gym the one very noticeable thing that has remained and is very troubling is that every time I climb stairs in my home about 18 stairs to the second floor I am quite out of breath this does not happen on the treadmill but just on the stairs I am convinced this is damage from rev the two rays six months apart are showing scarring from the rev I was recently at a high altitude after many visits to that same location and I was seriously struck with altitude problems I was extremely short of breath and had to get a prescription inhaler which helped enormously when I returned to my place of low altitude my breathing greatly improved my questions are can I improve my lung scarring in any way should I get pulmonary studies if I am not wheezing will an inhaler help shortness of breath upon exertion this is a problem for my fitness program and my very busy personal life
output: hi scarring is an irreversible process so it cannot be cured your breathlessness is due to less lung reserve because of scarring kindly share your ray chest image your lungs will not become normal but breathlessness problem will be corrected by medications and respiratory exercises pulmonary rehabilitation medications are simple bronchodilators like tablet doxophyllin 650 my od with inhaler combination of formeterol and budesonide respiratory exercises can be done in the form of pulmonary rehabilitation download edf form of pulmonary rehabilitation and do it slowly in increasing way I hope this helps rev respiratory syncytial virus hrct chest high resolution it scan bag arterial blood gas test treatment plan will be changed after investigation prevent infection and maintain hygiene follow up after one week