chest radiograh question.

[Nova SS]

Well they thought I may be exposed to asbestos so they did a radiograph. My question are about the results, any one understand any of this?????? I concerned about the line " low lung volumes". I do not get to see the doc for a couple weeks as hes out of town and its driving me crazy !


Findings: PA and lateral radiographs of the chest demostrate very low lung volumes which exaggerates the brochopulmonary vascular markings. No acute air space opacity is seen.

The heart and mediastinum are normal for the degree of insperation. no acute osseous abnormalities are identified.

IMPRESSION. Negative low volume chest radiograph.

 

[mstevens]

Most likely this means you weren't taking a very deep breath right when the tech snapped the pic. The key word here is "negative." That's what you were looking for.

 

[rawls]

Findings: PA and lateral radiographs of the chest demostrate very low lung volumes which exaggerates the brochopulmonary vascular markings. No acute air space opacity is seen.

The heart and mediastinum are normal for the degree of insperation. no acute osseous abnormalities are identified.

IMPRESSION. Negative low volume chest radiograph.

Yep...You're normal. No acute air space opacity indicates that, basically, they saw no suspicious markings, ie, abnormalities...Like tstevens wrote...No deep breath and negative result...YAY, clap, clap....Unfortunately, CXrays are not as definitive as a CT scan or a MRI...Take a deep breath and hold it...but not while diving...

 

[TSandM]

Either you didn't take a deep breath, or they snapped the film at the wrong moment.

If you take a chest x-ray when somebody has breathed OUT, all the lung markings (which are mostly blood vessels) are squashed together, and it can look like there's too much fluid in the lungs. You can also miss tiny lesions because they don't stand out against the background.

This is the reading of a normal radiograph that wasn't shot with ideal technique. The radiologist's national plant is the hedge.

 

[Nova SS]

Yep just got word from the doc.. PASSED MY PHYSICAL !!!

 

[slingshot]

TSandM: how was that reading a "hedge" exactly? It sounds like the impression was pretty clear to me.

Nova: glad to hear you passed, enjoy diving.