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Suggest A Remedy For Hemidiaphragmatic Tenting

Good Day! I had a chest xray and the impression shown that i have a left hemidiaphragmatic tenting. I do not have any bad signs and symptoms. I am worried how did I get such impression like that on my Chest xray and what should be the remedy of this. Thank you.
posted on Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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Hi
I understand your concern.
Left Hemidiaphragmatic tenting means tented appearance of left hemidiaphragm which usually occurs in lobar collapse. In simple words, if any lobe of the lung loses it's volume & collapses due to any lung disease, then that side of diaphragm is retracted upwards forming a tented appearance.
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Suggest A Remedy For Hemidiaphragmatic Tenting

Hi I understand your concern. Left Hemidiaphragmatic tenting means tented appearance of left hemidiaphragm which usually occurs in lobar collapse. In simple words, if any lobe of the lung loses it s volume & collapses due to any lung disease, then that side of diaphragm is retracted upwards forming a tented appearance. Thank you