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Chest x-ray showed lungs and pleura: minimal bibasilar atelectasis. no consolidation. no lung mass. no pleural effusion. no pneumothorax. cardiomediastinal silhouette: stable cardiomediastinal silhouette. what does this mean?

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Dr. James Ferguson
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Translation= The person didn't take a deep enough breath to be like a standard film. Atelectasis= lung not fully inflated. It is otherwise normal. Radiologists get fussed at if they just say normal, so the provide these details describing normal structures.
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Answered Oct 22, 2022
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
The description is commonly seen and reflects normalcy of the chest structures examined in this study, atelectasis otherwise not likely to reflect pathology.
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Answered Oct 24, 2022
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