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User : Can mucus in the lungs from a bad cold show up on a chest X-ray?
Had a routine chest X-ray during a bad cold virus. X-ray came back saying that a small, patchy right apical opacity is seen overlying the right clavicle.
Doctor : Hi,
Doctor : yes,
Doctor : more than mucous its the congestion which can be made in the xray as opacity
Doctor : congestion is nothing but similar to swelling , with increased in pouring of blood into the inflamed lung tissue
Doctor : Are you there ?
Doctor : Are you there ?
User : Could this spot on my lungs indicate a cancer in the lung? Or is it the beginnings of pneumonia?
Doctor : it could be a begning of pneumonia but cancer is a doubt
User : If I had waited until I was completely well, then it's unlikely tis opacity would have shown up on chest X-ray..
Doctor : yes, clearly
Doctor : it would have gone
Doctor : also depends on the cause of the congestion
Doctor : if infective like by bacteria antibiotic course would be needed for the same to get off
Doctor : the findings may sometimes be present in the xray even when the infection is cured completely
Doctor : as a sign of long standing inflemmation
Doctor : inflammation* ( reaction to the infection by the body defense mechanism by producing antibodies )
User : Is the clavicle in the upper or lower lung?
Doctor : clavicle is the collar bone
Doctor : you can feel it on both sides
User : So this spot is in the upper chest region?
Doctor : yes,
User : Thank you
Doctor : Is there anything i can help you with ?
User : You have answered my Questions and thank yoi
Doctor : Thanks for consulting me , kindly provide your feedback
Doctor : Bye for now
Doctor : Take care
Had a routine chest X-ray during a bad cold virus. X-ray came back saying that a small, patchy right apical opacity is seen overlying the right clavicle.
Doctor : Hi,
Doctor : yes,
Doctor : more than mucous its the congestion which can be made in the xray as opacity
Doctor : congestion is nothing but similar to swelling , with increased in pouring of blood into the inflamed lung tissue
Doctor : Are you there ?
Doctor : Are you there ?
User : Could this spot on my lungs indicate a cancer in the lung? Or is it the beginnings of pneumonia?
Doctor : it could be a begning of pneumonia but cancer is a doubt
User : If I had waited until I was completely well, then it's unlikely tis opacity would have shown up on chest X-ray..
Doctor : yes, clearly
Doctor : it would have gone
Doctor : also depends on the cause of the congestion
Doctor : if infective like by bacteria antibiotic course would be needed for the same to get off
Doctor : the findings may sometimes be present in the xray even when the infection is cured completely
Doctor : as a sign of long standing inflemmation
Doctor : inflammation* ( reaction to the infection by the body defense mechanism by producing antibodies )
User : Is the clavicle in the upper or lower lung?
Doctor : clavicle is the collar bone
Doctor : you can feel it on both sides
User : So this spot is in the upper chest region?
Doctor : yes,
User : Thank you
Doctor : Is there anything i can help you with ?
User : You have answered my Questions and thank yoi
Doctor : Thanks for consulting me , kindly provide your feedback
Doctor : Bye for now
Doctor : Take care
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