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Does asthma show up on ct scan
A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
See allergist: Your oxygen level is too low even for simple asthma and thus you may need to get more studies to rule out lung scarring etc. Consult an allergist in... Read More
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2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
Not true: Asthma does not make you more likely to get a reaction to contrast material.
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744 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
yes. the air trapping triggered by airway constriction is a more common cause of hyperinflation on x=ray. It is seldom seen when asthma is under good ... Read More
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Reviewed Apr 24, 2021
A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenny Chuuanswered
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Atelectasis: Atelectasis itself is not much of a concern. It is a medical term that means your lung/airspaces were not fully inflated during the time the CT scan w... Read More
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271 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Le Wanganswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Spiculated lung: Spiculated lung lesion >1cm should be evaluated. Recommend to see a lung doctor first. Statistics shows an increase in lung cancer in woman, non-sm... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joseph Accursoanswered
Radiology 31 years experience
Why Cardiac CT?: Why at 21 yo is a cardiac ct desired? Risk of adverse reaction to contrast is less than 1%, and serious adverse reaction is about 1-2 in 10, 000 inje... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Munshoweranswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Keep up with Pulm Dr: Keep seeing the pulmonary (lung specialist) dr. As i always teach medical students, we treat people, not test results. Do not get caught up on the tes... Read More
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5k viewsReviewed Jun 18, 2022
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sue Ferrantianswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
More info...: So far, your symptoms and labs could be due to acute bronchitis, possibly from a bacterial infection given the "segs". But, the low MCV and MCH could ... Read More
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4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Raymond Traveranswered
Dentistry 37 years experience
Are you overweight with a big belly. I find that a lot of time the belly blows out a large portion of the air in your lungs and may cause this, Is i... Read More
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Answered Apr 07, 2021
A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 38 years experience
Smoking hx: With your history of smoking, there is a concern of malignancy. Evaluate multiple risk factors such as family history with your Pulmonologist. The rad... Read More
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145 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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