Ive just had a cheast xray.. would they be able to se if i have breathing problems etc theough the xray picture?

Possibly: There are some breathing problems that are visible on an x-ray. For example, tuberculosis, pneumonia, pulmonary contusion, pneumothorax, and many other things can be seen on x-ray. However, another list of breathing problems do not show up on that study. Hence, it is only one part of the picture that a doctor looks at when evaluating breathing complaints.

May: show some causes os breathing problem like CHF, pulmonary infiltrates or mass or fluid or COPD. Some causes may not be seen like asthma

Some Info on xray : Some Info such as pneumonia or copd or interstitial lung disease or fibrosis can be seen on a chest Xray while disease such as Asthma does not have any clear signs on xray. Therefore other testing modalities such as spirometery or CT scan may be necessary to diagnose some other lung disease. Also not all breathing problems are due to lung disease.

Not always: Not all lung diseases are detected bye y x-ray. Pulmonary function can be used to explain the function of the l lungs Other symptoms are extremely important, cough, short of breath wheezing. Not all difficulties with breathing are related to lungs but from the other conditions as well. This should be checked out by your MD

Pathology is seen: Breathing problems are of course subjective: Do you have trouble catching your breath, especially after any exercise like stair climbing? Do you have pain in your chest especially when breathing inwards? Are you coughing up material stained with pus or blood? An X-ray will show infected areas, tumors but will not show ordinary cold type issues. Since your MD ordered this, check with her.