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Xray of chest
If an inhaled foreign body is suspected, a chest X-ray may reveal the object, or provide other indications that something has been inhaled into the lungs.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: xray of chest?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Hi, Over the last 6 months Ive experienced discomfort in mid to upper back. Xray of chest and back is clear, lying on front makes breathing hard? Ta
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A 57-year old female asked:
Can xray of chest show enlarged aorta? While im waiting for apt to heart dr im afraid to move.can anything i do make it rupture,
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A 20-year old male asked:
Hi sir, I was vomiting blood and I was only coughing while bleeding and I don't have any fever or chest pain and I did blood test in which blood count was low then I did xray of chest in the report it says mild infiltration in right upper zone?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Would ECG + xray of chest and blood tests find aorta anyurism. Pulsating stomoch. I have anxiety an last night was first time to sleep in a week.
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A 17-year old male asked:
Chest pain after eating poptart. Xray of chest was good. Dry mouth. Feels like food gets stuck in chest. Difficult swallowing. scared out of my mind.
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A 17-year old female asked:
What happens when minimal lung collaspe is shown in an xray of the chest is it treated or can it get worse ? I had a xray 3/10/13
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A 28-year old female asked:
Hello I just have a question I have been having my lymph nodes swell up for about two years they hurt but besides the pain I don't really have any other symptoms. I went to the emergency room due to the pain they took xrays of my chest and stomach and ev
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A 21-year old male asked:
Had an xray of the chest and upper abdominal echo for lymph nodes. If heart was enlarged, would it have showed on the xray or echo?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Strep in Sept. Since then dizziness/vertigo, trouble swallowing, intermittent ear/gland pain, constipation, trouble sleeping and brain fog. Have had EGD, colonoscopy, EKG, CBC, CT of lungs/head, xrays of throat/chest, D Dimer, no diagnosis?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I've had many xrays done because of chest pains but they come back normal. I wanted MRI but Dr refuses. Are MRI's not necessary if xray was done?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Cough for almost 2 months now. saw 2 doctors for it about month ago - told lungs sound clear. had a chest xray & CT scan of chest (~2 wks ago)- came back clear w/ "perfect lungs". cough dry w/ very little clear mucus. taking mucinex DM - helps.
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A 21-year old female asked:
Does chest xray of pa lateral take a picture of the lungs?
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A 51-year old female asked:
In the last year had lots of mri, cat scan, xray ultrasounds of my chest & stomach & my head & knee how much of a risk do I have from getting cancer?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Had a lot of chest xrays over the course of 2-3 years. Probably about 10 or so. Was in the er a lot for chest pain. Im scared of my cancer risk. What is my risk?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Any sudden movements causes a pinched feeling right between my breasts, & in center of chest. Xrays, ekg, and echo normal. What could be the culprit?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could smoke show up on a chest/rib x-ray?
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A member asked:
What does essentially normal chest impressions on xray means?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My son always suffers from cold and during breathing there is always noise but X-ray report of chest is ok.What should I do?
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A member asked:
I have chest pains and it only lasts for a couple of minutes i took an X-ray but there was nothing wrong with me what could it be?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: X-ray of chest?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Slight hazziness seen in the left paracardic region is my X-ray report Its there any problem in my chest?
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A 67-year old male asked:
Can you see the chest on a spine x-ray?
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A 34-year old asked:
What to do about infiltration in right chest region on xray?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Is it ok to take chest and nasopharynx x-ray for a baby? Is there any concern due to radiation in the future?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Had X-ray's yesterday, shown some sort of metal object in the chest area. How is this removed if not in trachea, but in chest wall?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Recently I was diagnosed with bronchitis in X-ray , but I don't have any symptoms other than chest pain . Could it be something else ? What do I do?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I've had an accident in October and got three fractured ribs and now I feel no pain in my chest are they healed ? if so will healed fractured ribs look different from other ribs on the X-ray?
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A member asked:
Is rightsided heartfailure visible on a chest xray?
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A 21-year old male asked:
When to fast for chest xray?
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