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Have Chest Pressure Along With Shortness Of Breath And Dry Cough. What Does Broncho-vascular Marking In X-ray Mean?
I am 49 years old and very healthy. I do not smoke. Quit over 20 years ago. Recently have had difficulty with pressure in chest and some shortness of breath at time and dry cough. Had chest Xray that showed prominent broncho-vascular markings. Everything else normal. What does this mean?
Tue, 24 Dec 2013
HI,
Thanks for your query.
Prominent bronchovascular marking is a vague term many atime signifies the airway inflammation.
I hereby advise you to go for a simple breathing test called spirometry with reversibility testing to get diagnosed with obstructive airway disease and possibly asthma.
If it comes out to be positive you will get relief by taking inhaled bronchodilator who are safer in drugs delivered at far lower dose than the oral medication and they are delivered straightway to the site where they have to act...
Best wishes
Thanks for your query.
Prominent bronchovascular marking is a vague term many atime signifies the airway inflammation.
I hereby advise you to go for a simple breathing test called spirometry with reversibility testing to get diagnosed with obstructive airway disease and possibly asthma.
If it comes out to be positive you will get relief by taking inhaled bronchodilator who are safer in drugs delivered at far lower dose than the oral medication and they are delivered straightway to the site where they have to act...
Best wishes
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