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What Do My Lab Test Report Indicate?
Question: Hi Doctor,
Immigration doctor has asked below:
Requested test/report:
Chest clinic investigation on current state of tuberculosis
Could you please explain?
Immigration doctor has asked below:
Requested test/report:
Chest clinic investigation on current state of tuberculosis
Could you please explain?
Brief Answer:
It means that they want to rule out active tuberculosis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
They ask for current state (situation) of tuberculosis in your case.
It means that they want to rule out active tuberculosis in you.
For this you need to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and evaluation of x ray and CT scan by pulmonologist.
If he feels that all these are sufficient to stamp that you are not having active tuberculosis then no need for bronchoscopy and XXXXXXX analysis.
But if feels that bronchoscopy is needed then you have to get it done.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
It means that they want to rule out active tuberculosis.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
They ask for current state (situation) of tuberculosis in your case.
It means that they want to rule out active tuberculosis in you.
For this you need to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and evaluation of x ray and CT scan by pulmonologist.
If he feels that all these are sufficient to stamp that you are not having active tuberculosis then no need for bronchoscopy and XXXXXXX analysis.
But if feels that bronchoscopy is needed then you have to get it done.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks Doctor.
What is the meaning of CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM?
Please explain.
They have given me only 4 days to submit the report so i won't be able to go for any Sputum culture test as it takes approx. 2 months to get the results.
What is the meaning of CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM?
Please explain.
They have given me only 4 days to submit the report so i won't be able to go for any Sputum culture test as it takes approx. 2 months to get the results.
Brief Answer:
Clinical examination means examination done by doctor.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No need to for sputum culture.
Clinical examination means examination of lungs by doctor.
This is mostly stethoscope examination of your lung sounds, air entry in lungs etc.
Naked eye examination of chest by doctor is also included in clinical examination.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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.
Clinical examination means examination done by doctor.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No need to for sputum culture.
Clinical examination means examination of lungs by doctor.
This is mostly stethoscope examination of your lung sounds, air entry in lungs etc.
Naked eye examination of chest by doctor is also included in clinical examination.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Doctor,
Yesterday i went to see a pulmonologist and first he said to go for chest x-ray(PA) and when i submitted the report of this x-ray and having a look on the report then he said to go for another one which is apico-lordotic view of chest X-ray and i am still waiting on the report of 2nd one which i will get today.
Is the doctor supposed to follow this way?
Yesterday i went to see a pulmonologist and first he said to go for chest x-ray(PA) and when i submitted the report of this x-ray and having a look on the report then he said to go for another one which is apico-lordotic view of chest X-ray and i am still waiting on the report of 2nd one which i will get today.
Is the doctor supposed to follow this way?
Brief Answer:
How old is your last x ray and CT scan?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Fresh chest x ray is needed if previous x ray and CT scan are very old.
So please let me know
1. How old is your previous x ray and CT scan?
2. Do you have any symptoms like coughing or fever at present?
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.
How old is your last x ray and CT scan?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Fresh chest x ray is needed if previous x ray and CT scan are very old.
So please let me know
1. How old is your previous x ray and CT scan?
2. Do you have any symptoms like coughing or fever at present?
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. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Doctor said the report should be from a recognized lab by NZ immigration as previous x-ray which was carried out last month was not from a recognized lab.
New x-ray(PA) has below results:
1.Mild bilateral apical pleural thickening seen.
2. Bilateral increased lung vessels are seen.
3. No obvious active lung lesion visualized.
4. Costophrenic angles are clear.
5. Cardiac silhouette is clear.
6. Small right bony cervical rib is seen.
7. Soft tissues are normal.
After looking at below results doctor said to go for apicolordotic view chest x-ray.
New x-ray(PA) has below results:
1.Mild bilateral apical pleural thickening seen.
2. Bilateral increased lung vessels are seen.
3. No obvious active lung lesion visualized.
4. Costophrenic angles are clear.
5. Cardiac silhouette is clear.
6. Small right bony cervical rib is seen.
7. Soft tissues are normal.
After looking at below results doctor said to go for apicolordotic view chest x-ray.
Brief Answer:
What about symptoms?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
X ray reporting similar to previous one.
No changes as compare to previous x ray.
But what about symptoms?
Do you have any symptoms like coughing, fever etc?
And yes apicolordotic x ray will be more informative. Actually this x ray is taken in such a way that apical lesions visualize better.
Since you are having apical thickening, apicolordotic view will be more informative.
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.
What about symptoms?
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
X ray reporting similar to previous one.
No changes as compare to previous x ray.
But what about symptoms?
Do you have any symptoms like coughing, fever etc?
And yes apicolordotic x ray will be more informative. Actually this x ray is taken in such a way that apical lesions visualize better.
Since you are having apical thickening, apicolordotic view will be more informative.
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. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
no i dnt have any symptoms.
what is apical thickening?
what is apical thickening?
Brief Answer:
This is old scarred healed lesion.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No need to worry if you are asymptomatic.
To answer about apical pleural thickening, I need to give some details first.
Lungs are surrounded by very thin pleural layers. They are not visible on chest x ray normally.
When lungs are insulted (either due to trauma or infection), surrounding pleural layers are also inflamed. With treatment lung will improve but pleural layers will heal by thickening. So this pleural thickening suggests old healed lesions.
Get done apicolordotic view.
In my opinion, you will get physical clearance after this apicolordotic view.
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.
This is old scarred healed lesion.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No need to worry if you are asymptomatic.
To answer about apical pleural thickening, I need to give some details first.
Lungs are surrounded by very thin pleural layers. They are not visible on chest x ray normally.
When lungs are insulted (either due to trauma or infection), surrounding pleural layers are also inflamed. With treatment lung will improve but pleural layers will heal by thickening. So this pleural thickening suggests old healed lesions.
Get done apicolordotic view.
In my opinion, you will get physical clearance after this apicolordotic view.
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. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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