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After treatment of pneumonia will the chest xray improve?
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Yes, eventually: When pneumonia is treated effectively the chest x-ray gradually inproves. The speed of improvement varies from patient to patient. I have seen x-rays rapidly improve over a few days in some cases. I have seen the improvement be quite slow over several weeks in others.
Answered 10/9/2013
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If therapy correct: If treatment is appropriate for organism causing the pneumonia answer is yes. Usually patient improves by feeling better much sooner than radiography completely normalizes. Complete radiographic resolution can lag 6 -8 weeks behind clinical improvement. If no clinical improvement then patient usually reevaluated with imaging. The wrong or a resistant organism may be cause.
Answered 4/19/2015
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