Hi everyone
I went to A&E last friday cause I was coughing so much that I couldn't breath and the doc who listened to my chest said it was clear, i then explained that I had been ill for 5 weeks and wasn't getting any better so she ordered a chest x ray which showed infection, which came as quite a surprise cause my x rays are normally clear!
anyway I was just wondering what type of infections do chest x rays show, is it just bacterial infections or do they show virus's aswell?
Hi,not quite sure about that.Im always told shows infection or they say compaired to last xray your lungs are ok . Usualy my bloods show infection etc also xxx
CXR can give a virally type picture to them, or ummm... can show a 'non focal consolidation' as well as lots of other interpretations of course!!
as well as showing an actual bacterial infection...
hope this helpful...
can anyone tell me what 'streaking' on a chest xray means?
xray streaky?
streaky CXR generally means signs of infection - viral or bacterial , thats my understanding when i HELP interpret CXR at work
hope this helps u xx
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