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I have been having 10 cigarettes a day for one and a half years, will my chest x-ray be normal?please tell.
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Yes normal. : Stop smoking or you will have a terrible x-ray.
Answered 5/14/2015
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Probably nonspecific: It will just show as central bronchial wall thickening macroscopically. Microscopic changes in lung are not visible on radiograph. Sometimes interstitial markings in lungs are increased. These can also increase with exposure to pollutants in air.
Answered 11/16/2014
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