Question 1

my chest x-ray showed biapical subpleural scaring. mild chronic interstitaa changes in lung bases. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Nonspecific: Over time, the lungs may be exposed to many things including inhaled irritants, bacteria/viruses and even stomach acid in people with reflux.  Over time, some scarring can develop in the lungs as a result of these insults.  What you describe sounds like these types of changes, though you should discuss with your doctor to be sure you don't have some ongoing interstitial lung disease.

Question 2

my friend had a chest xray done today report shows nonhomogenous shadowing with fibrocalcific changes seen in right upper zone of lung chronic inflammatory disease pulmonary tuberculosis please tell me what dose it means?

Accepted Answer

The X-ray suggests..: Pulmonary tuberculosis but does not say anything about whether the patient has active infection.  Symptoms suggesting activity are fever, cough, night sweats and weight loss.  Your friend needs to see a doctor and have sputum tested for the tubercle bacillus.

Question 3

what is meant by hypostatic lung changes on a ct.

Accepted Answer

CT lung: It means congestion changes , not a routinely used terminology. It could be secondary to underlying effusion.

Question 4

what does chronic osseous in my lungs mean?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation: Chronic ossification is most likely due to some irritation to your lungs that caused some minor scarring. Dies not sound like an active problem needing more testing now. Make sure you repeat the test in 6 months to make sure this change is not an active process, eat healthy !

Question 5

need to know what emphysematous changes in lung means?

Accepted Answer

Altered structure: Emphysema is when the microscopic air sacs in the lungs are gradually destroyed, resulting in progressive shortness of breath. Emphysema is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). Smoking is the leading cause of emphysema.  In emphysema the lung alveoli (microscopic areas for oxygen exchange) are destroyed and the lung becomes less elastic making it difficult to breathe.

Question 6

hi, can some please tell me what's the meaning of my x-ray result, test was done due to i am applying for work.( further follow-up chest radiograph since 1-8-2021, shows no change in the residual densities in both upper lungs. what does is means.?

Accepted Answer

: Apparently there were some dense areas in both lungs in the past. The densities could have been scars from a case of pneumonia or perhaps TB (tuberculosis) or some other illness.  If the dense areas had grown or changed, it would be more concerning for cancer, but that is not as likely since they are stable (unchanged).

Question 7

if a lung nodule changes a little in size does that mean it is malignant?

Accepted Answer

Yes...and continuing: Very slow growing or maybe stable in size for months or a year only to increase in size afterwards. No one knows the future  do you want a definitive diagnosis now or do you want to wait? That is the question.

Question 8

xray showed sever bilateral inflated, lungs shagged allergic changes, small cardiac size what is that mean, 32 male smoker coughing for month am i die?

Accepted Answer

Warning  signal: Quit  smoking   and  be  underthe  care  of  good  pulmonary  doc.   This  might  bie  sign  of  emphysema    aggressive  treatment  and  no  smoking  would  give  you  lot of  benefit.  Do  breathing excercises,  .   Yoga  would  help  too.

Question 9

does chronic lung disease mean cancer?

Accepted Answer

NO: Chronic lung disease can take several forms. The most common is COPD or emphysema. The most common risk factor for emphysema, smoking, is the same as the most common risk factor for lung cancer.

Question 10

what is that mean lung scarring with suggest old ptb changes? xray result

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary tb: It means lung scarring suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis.  A PPD test or quantiferon gold blood test can help confirm if there has been exposure to tb.  A sputum culture and lung biopsy, bronchial lavage for culture can determine the antibiotic sensitivity.  A chest ct scan can also help determine activity of the tb. Tb treatment should be initiated http://www.Cdc.Gov/tb/publications/guidelines.

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My chest x-ray showed biapical subpleural scaring. mild chronic interstitaa changes in lung bases. what does this mean?

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My friend had a chest xray done today report shows nonhomogenous shadowing with fibrocalcific changes seen in right upper zone of lung chronic inflammatory disease pulmonary tuberculosis please tell me what dose it means?

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What is meant by hypostatic lung changes on a ct.

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What does chronic osseous in my lungs mean?

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Need to know what emphysematous changes in lung means?

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Hi, can some please tell me what's the meaning of my x-ray result, test was done due to i am applying for work.( further follow-up chest radiograph since 1-8-2021, shows no change in the residual densities in both upper lungs. what does is means.?

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If a lung nodule changes a little in size does that mean it is malignant?

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Xray showed sever bilateral inflated, lungs shagged allergic changes, small cardiac size what is that mean, 32 male smoker coughing for month am i die?

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Does chronic lung disease mean cancer?

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What is that mean lung scarring with suggest old ptb changes? xray result

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