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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Minimal Apical Pleural Thickening

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Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

Hi, my husband's recent chest x-ray shows 'minimal bilateral apical pleural thickening'. clinical correlation required. What does that mean? In fact, the chest x-ray was referred by an ENT... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.     Shruti Rijhwani MD

what is the treatment for apical pleural thickening reported in the X XXXXXXX of chest. Age 65 years male. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

Hi I got my annual physical exam result says minimal apical thickening and tortous aorta what does that mean ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Mayank Bhargava MD

what is minimal linear fibrotic changes in a left midlung and minimal area of focal pleural thickening right midlung? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mayank Bhargava ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

My chest xray impression is fibrotic scarring,left upper lobe with left apical pleural thickening.is this curable.i feel so worried.i need ur help.thank you. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

i have minimal right apical pleural thickening and they failed my medical test. what is right apical pleural tickening? how to get cured from that? how to hide that from xray ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. SUHAS CHAUHAN MD

NO FOCAL CONSOLIDATION AND NO ACUTE CARDIOPULMONARY PATHOLOGY IDENTIFIED. MINIMAL APICAL PLEURAL THICKENING AND CHRONIC‑APPEARING POST‑INFECTOUS/POST‑INFLAMMATORY CHANGES/SCANTY FIBROSIS IN THE... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SUHAS CHAUHAN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

What does it mean if my Cat Scan shows Lung apices are unremarkable. Minimal apical pleural thickening is seen. There are mild left apical pleural thickening with small... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

Hi I m 46 years old,58 kgs.,5ft.6 in.My chest xray in 2009 revealed apical pleural thickening.I never had any serious illness.Now i had an x ray and it showed minimal PTB,my sputum smear tested ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Haleema MD

Good morning. My husband got his xray result today. He was diagnosed with minimal apical pleural thickening bilateral. He is an OFW bound for Middle East. Is this treatable or do we need second... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Haleema ( General & Family Physician)