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What Does This X-ray Report Indicate?

I just had my X ray result today via the nurse , I told her the doctor wanted to see me herself on the 13th Feb , with the result , the nurse told me my X ray showed oviod opacity and that my cholesterol was high the nurse has put me on Atorvastatin 20 mg starting tonight . I would rather have had this discussion with my doctor as planned , I now have to go back to have an X ray in 3 weeks . The nurse has scared the hell out of me saying that I have a 30% chance of having a heart attack or stroke as my father died with a heart attack in his early fifties
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I would explain that this finding 'ovoid opacity' is not related to the heart or brain. It could be a lymph node or any other mediastinal lesions. Coming to this point, I would recommend comparing this X-ray with the previous one and performing a chest CT scan, because it is more sensitive for such lesions compared to a simple X-ray study.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Iliri
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What Does This X-ray Report Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I would explain that this finding ovoid opacity is not related to the heart or brain. It could be a lymph node or any other mediastinal lesions. Coming to this point, I would recommend comparing this X-ray with the previous one and performing a chest CT scan, because it is more sensitive for such lesions compared to a simple X-ray study. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Iliri