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What Does Splinting Of The Left Hemidiaphragm From X-ray Indicate?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...my chest x-ray report said-
pa and laterral views of the chest reveals slight elevation of the left hemidiaphragm. the lungs are clear. the cardiac struter res are unemarkable. the mediastinal,hilar bony stucture are unremarkable.
impression: no active chest disease. splinting of the left hemidiaphragm
what does all this mean?
jeff
pa and laterral views of the chest reveals slight elevation of the left hemidiaphragm. the lungs are clear. the cardiac struter res are unemarkable. the mediastinal,hilar bony stucture are unremarkable.
impression: no active chest disease. splinting of the left hemidiaphragm
what does all this mean?
jeff
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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1.Splinting of diaphragm is seen in the post traumatic, post operative, old collapse lung, And could be one of the variants of normal lung, depending on the patient history.
2.In some cases the diaphragm is elevated than of normal level, however the lung fields will be clear , and does not cause any pathology.
3.If there was any history of operation - still the reports says no active process.
4.If patient is still symptomatic get an CT scan done for confirmatory.
5.As x-ray itself in many cases not problem solving.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
1.Splinting of diaphragm is seen in the post traumatic, post operative, old collapse lung, And could be one of the variants of normal lung, depending on the patient history.
2.In some cases the diaphragm is elevated than of normal level, however the lung fields will be clear , and does not cause any pathology.
3.If there was any history of operation - still the reports says no active process.
4.If patient is still symptomatic get an CT scan done for confirmatory.
5.As x-ray itself in many cases not problem solving.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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