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A 35-year old asked:
What person needs a lung ventilation/perfusion scan?
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A 24-year old asked:
What does blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolus) show on ventilation perfusion scan?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Dr order pulm. Ventilation/perfusion scan for tachardyia and sob. Have normal chest x-ray, ekg, pulmonary test and blood work. Odds it's an embolism?
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A 44-year old asked:
Which procedure does a lung perfusion scan involve?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the side effects of lung perfusion scan?
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A 52-year old asked:
Why would a pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan be performed?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the differences between pulmonary perfusion scan and pulmonary ventilation scan?
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A 24-year old asked:
What is a ventilation-perfusion scan?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is an example of an abnormal result of a lung perfusion scan?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Results of ct scan?dependent perfusion changes in the lung bases?no evidence for spondylitis significant for patient age are bony bridging.Explain???
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A 38-year old female asked:
I'm 38 years old I have difficulty breathing and chest pain and back pain. My previous chest scan showed I have damaged lungs?
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A 21-year old male asked:
For days i had this shallow breathing. I got my lungs and heart checked by scans and tests. Can it be because of my h.Pylori infection problem ?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Have a cold, having a chest CT scan without contrast on my lungs for previous breathing issues. Still ok to do?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Cardiology tests seem in clear but pulm CT scan of chest showed hyperinflated lungs and breathing function test was poor. What is next step?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Gurgling when breathing specially laying down, gurgle location: my back, right side, between ribs and lung. 10 months now, CT scan, Lung test allclear?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Lung pain when breathing for 6 months. Ct scan, bloods, x-ray, lft with challenge all normal. What could this be ?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have clubbed fingers, my family does not have them.I have had blood test, chest xray, heart scan, lung breathing test, but were ok. What now?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Have chest tightness in cold air or with anxiety. Ekg, blood tests, echocardio and myocardial perfusion scan (cardio) are normal. What could it be?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I had an x-ray since I was having chest problems and breathing difficulty. My results indicate that I had a small mass in my left lung and that a CT scan was required. My CT scan revealed nothing. I'm still having issues. Should I be concerned?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Gastric sleeve 10/21. Pre-op stress echo was fine. Er this weekend for breathing CT scan of lungs fine, but saw a slight large heart?Is sleeve cause?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What can my cardiac perfusion stress MRA scan show my cardiologist about my palpitations/chest pain/jaw and arm pain? How accurate are these tests?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Pain in right lung when breathing. I thought lung and bronchi had no pain receptors. Ct scan was clear, doc said pleura was clear too. Any suggestions?
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A 47-year old male asked:
86 year old male CT scan showing emphysematous changes at the visualized lung bases PCP saying not to worry just do breathing exercises. Oxygen level always over 95 % X-ray of lungs is clear. PCP gave inhaler as a precaution. Any advice?
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A 29-year old female asked:
A ct scan was done on my lungs a week ago & since i moved i the procedure was done 2x, 2 minutes apart. i am breathing out a gas that taste like what was used in the scan. its acetic, salty & it builds up in my mouth & chest like pressure. why ?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had COVID in the first wave and it caused white patches in my lungs, visible in the CT scan. I now have mild breathing problems. The pulmonary specialist said there's no cure for the patches then. Are there any new treatments available now?
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A female asked:
Hi Im 22 and recently had a baby(vaginal)i recently went to the er 1 week after having my baby with chest pain, trouble breathing, swallowing, headaches and neck pain. They did an EKG , x-ray of my chest And a cat scan of my chest and lungs the Dr said e
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A 32-year old male asked:
Convinced I have cancer ? Confusion Diff breathing patterns past year wheezing have + mehtanine airway disease pft. Heart beat feels weaker daily when try exercise don't get pounding heart feeling. CBC panel ct scans hemat / ent / lung doc normal
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A 24-year old female asked:
9 month old was exposed to construction dust. First, drywall dust after it had 4 hours to settle and there was no visible dust in air. Second, oak floors sawed inside with no ventilation/dust was everywhere but had 2 hours to settle. Are her lungs ok?
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A 22-year old female asked:
How does pneumonia affect the ventilation perfusion ratio?
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A 29-year old asked:
Can mechanical ventilation aid lung cancer patients?
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