Question 1

is chest x-ray 2x a week harmful?

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Not if needed: The radiation dose from a chest x-ray is relatively low with modern equipment. If there is a medical indication for that type of frequent follow-up then the small risk of the radiation is felt to be justified. What is being checked to often?

Question 2

do i need a chest x-ray every year?

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No: Only when you have appropriate symptoms.

Question 3

what are infiltrates on a chest x-ray?

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Non specific: Infiltrate is a non-specific  term. It just means that something is is within the normally air-filled air spaces of the lung. It can be infectious (most common in symptomatic patient) or inflammatory. Bleeding can appear as an infiltrate. Also, some cancers can appear more as an infiltrate than a mass. Either way, you should follow up with your doctor.

Question 4

wht causes haziness on a chest x-ray?

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Ah, "haziness".....: Anything that increases density--which in lungs would usually be fluid or infection--either pulmonary edema (excess fluid in the lungs) or infection (like pneumonia).

Question 5

how can i read and interpret chest x-ray?

Accepted Answer

Medical school: 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, an internship, 4 years of Radiology residency and possibly a fellowship.

Question 6

can a chest x-ray be substituted for a tst?

Accepted Answer

What is TST?: If you mean tuberculin skin test - no.  A chest X-ray may diagnose active tb.

Question 7

is it ok to do twice chest x-ray in a week?

Accepted Answer

If medically : Indicated. There is risk to benefit ratio for any diagnostic procedure. Doing two chest x-rays in one week by itself is not dangerous and such imaging is done to follow the course of illness, such as following the course of pneumonia.

Question 8

chest x-ray borderline what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: Often, the word borderline is used to describe a finding in radiology that is at the upper or lower limits of normal.  For more specificity in your case, i would need more information.

Question 9

might a chest x-ray identify any acute diseases?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Chest x-ray can aid in the diagnosis of pneumonia, congestive heart failure, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion, and aspiration to list a few acute conditions.

Question 10

what doeslinear opecity in chest x-ray indicates?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Could refer to an old fibrotic scar, a localized area of partial lung non-aeration (discoid atelectasis), thickened septum between the lobes of the lung, and others. Can't really say more without seeing the film. It almost always is an incidental finding.

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