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This is a report I received from a chest xray today. Can you help me dissect it in layman s terms? I am having trouble breathing and very tired all the time. EXAM: CHEST 2 VIEWS FRONTAL/LATERAL 2/27/2018 8:47 AM COMPARISON: No Prior HISTORY: Cough FINDINGS: Heart mediastinal silhouette have a normal appearance. Pulmonary vessels are unremarkable. Mild scarring or atelectasis at the lung bases. 0.3 cm probable calcified nodule in the right midlung field. No consolidation, pleural effusion or pneumothorax. Surgical clips overlie the right upper quadrant. IMPRESSION: No acute intrathoracic process.
I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns. The X-ray indicates an old scarring of the lung base together with a calcified nodule, but no active process is indicated.
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What Does This Chest X-ray Report Indicate?
Hi, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns. The X-ray indicates an old scarring of the lung base together with a calcified nodule, but no active process is indicated. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.