What Are The Findings From The Chest Xray?

Posted on Mon, 6 Jan 2014

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Question : Chest x ray says lung fields increased bronchovascular marking seen both lower zone. Both cp angles are blunted . Both dome of diaphragm are flattened Both hilar shadows are prominent Cardiac shadow shows enlargement CT ratio is 53.0% impression: Mild cardiomegaly with bilateral pleural effusion (L>R). Please suggest what exactly is the problem and solution .

Answered by Dr. T Shobha Deepak (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer: Possibility of Congestive cardiac failure Detailed Answer: Namasthe, Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Findings of bilateral pleural effusion and cardiomegaly is likely to be due to Congestive Cardiac Failure. It requires clinic o-radiological correlation. X ray which are just shadow have to be interpreted in light of good clinical history. Would suggest you to get back with complete clinical history, clinical profile of the patient. It would also be helpful if the X ray image and other reports can be uploaded in the image uploader available on the website. Take care, Best Regards, Dr T Shobha Deepak MBBS,MD

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