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A chest X-ray, computed tomography (CT) scan, or ultrasound is usually used to confirm its presence. [5] Other conditions that can result in similar symptoms include a hemothorax (buildup of blood in the pleural space), pulmonary embolism, and heart attack. [2] [11] A large bulla may look similar on a chest X-ray. [3]
A chest radiograph, chest X-ray (CXR), or chest film is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures. Chest radiographs are the most common film taken in medicine.
A chest X-ray is usually performed on people with fever and, especially, hemoptysis (blood in the sputum), to rule out pneumonia and get information on the severity of the exacerbation. Hemoptysis may also indicate other, potentially fatal, medical conditions.
Typically, an area of white lung is seen on a standard X-ray. [5] Consolidated tissue is more radio-opaque than normally aerated lung parenchyma, so that it is clearly demonstrable in radiography and on CT scans. Consolidation is often a middle-to-late stage feature/complication in pulmonary infections.
Pleuritis, pleuritic chest pain [1] Figure A shows normal anatomy. Figure B shows lungs with pleurisy in the right lung, and a pneumothorax of the left lung. Specialty: Pulmonology: Symptoms: Sharp chest pain [1] Causes: Viral infection, bacterial infection, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism [2] Diagnostic method: Chest X-ray, electrocardiogram ...
On chest x-ray, one lung will be significantly more inflated than the other, causing a mediastinal shift. Bullous emphysema's radiographic appearance on x-ray mimics a tension pneumothorax. This presents a medical challenge as these diseases are treated differently despite appearing similarly on x-ray. [24] [25]
An X ray showing multiple old fractured ribs of the person's left side as marked by the oval: Specialty: Emergency medicine: Symptoms: Chest pain that is worse with breathing [1] Complications: Pulmonary contusion, pneumothorax, pneumonia [1] [2] Causes: Chest trauma, [2] disease, coughing [1] Diagnostic method: Based on symptoms, medical ...
Chest x-ray: Specialty: Critical care medicine: Symptoms: Shortness of breath, rapid breathing, bluish skin coloration, chest pain, loss of speech [1] Complications: Blood clots, Collapsed lung (pneumothorax), Infections, Scarring (pulmonary fibrosis) [2] Usual onset: Within a week [1] Diagnostic method: Adults: PaO 2 /FiO 2 ratio of less than ...