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What Does My Chest X-ray Test Report Indicate?

Hello Doctor , This is for my mother who is 64 years old. she recently got a chest x-ray done and here are the reports: Blunt bilateral costophrenic angles pleural thickening?effusion ? usg test suggested. Can you please tell me what this means? Should we be alarmed by pleural effuison? My motner is otherwise healthy & active. Regards
posted on Thu, 11 Aug 2016
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Hi,

Yes, as has been told to you this blunting is indication of fluid in pleural cavity in small amount and X-ray is just suggestive of it.
Hence this can be confirmed by Ultrasonography which can help to aspirate the sample of pleural fluid and send it for detailed lab test can shows us the cause. This will allow for guided management, supported by relevant tests of blood like CBC, ESR, sugar and so on.
I would advise all my such patients to go for CT scan of the chest also as it will show all the internal structures, granulomas, lymph nodes and can help to see whether there is tuberculosis, cancer or anything else helping a for a proper diagnosis and specific management.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Does My Chest X-ray Test Report Indicate?

Hi, Yes, as has been told to you this blunting is indication of fluid in pleural cavity in small amount and X-ray is just suggestive of it. Hence this can be confirmed by Ultrasonography which can help to aspirate the sample of pleural fluid and send it for detailed lab test can shows us the cause. This will allow for guided management, supported by relevant tests of blood like CBC, ESR, sugar and so on. I would advise all my such patients to go for CT scan of the chest also as it will show all the internal structures, granulomas, lymph nodes and can help to see whether there is tuberculosis, cancer or anything else helping a for a proper diagnosis and specific management. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon