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I HAD A CHEST XRAY THAT SHOWED STREAKS AT THE

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Posted on Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Question: I HAD A CHEST XRAY THAT SHOWED STREAKS AT THE BOTTOM OF MY LUNGS MY GP SAYS IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Can you send me picture of that x ray?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.

I want to know few more things about you.
1. Do you have any respiratory symptoms?
2. Can you please send me picture of your chest x ray? This would be better to answer your question.
3. Do you have any previous chest x ray?

Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)
I HAVE PRINZMETAL ANGINA AND WAS TOLD THAT MY HEART IS SLIGHTLY ENLARGED
I DO NOT HAVE A PICTURE OF THE XRAY THESE ARE ONLY RECENTCHANGES AND MY GP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BUT I HAVE ASKED FOR A FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS I AM HAVIG SURGERY FOR A GYNAECOLOGICAL PROLAPSE IN NOVEMBER AND WANT TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR IT ,I WAS INCREASED ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE FROM 40MG TO 60 MG LAST YEAR ,I ALSO TAKE ATENLOL AND NICORANDIL
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (0 minute later)
Brief Answer:
Get done CT thorax and 2d echo.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are having heart disease, you should definitely get done 2d echo to rule out worsening of underlying heart disease because early heart failure can also cause such x ray abnormality.
Another possibility is lung diseases so get done CT thorax.
Please let me know
1. Do you have breathlessness on exertion?
2. Do you have edema feet?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No need to worry much.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are not having breathlessness or edema feet, no need to worry for major heart and lung diseases.
In my opinion, you should wait and watch.
Get done repeat chest x ray in November before surgery.
If findings are same then get done CT thorax.
Hope I have solved your query. If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)
NO I HAVE NO BREATHLESS OR NO EDEMA FEET
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Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 hours later)
I AM SEEING A RESPERITORY CONSULTANT TOMORROW AND HOPE IT GETS SORTED I THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSITIVE ANSWER TO MY QUERY AND YOU HAVE EASED MY MIND ONE LAST QUESTION DO YOU THINK THAT THE 60MG OF ISOSORBIDE MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AS I WAS OK ON 40MG
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Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (46 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No, this is not drug induced.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
No need for thanks as I was doing my duty.
I am glad that my advice is helping you.
No, I don't think it is due to increased dose of isosorbide.
Hope I have solved your query. If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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I HAD A CHEST XRAY THAT SHOWED STREAKS AT THE

Brief Answer: Can you send me picture of that x ray? Detailed Answer: Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum. I can understand your concern. I want to know few more things about you. 1. Do you have any respiratory symptoms? 2. Can you please send me picture of your chest x ray? This would be better to answer your question. 3. Do you have any previous chest x ray? Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.