• What does a chest x-ray show for shortness of breath?

I have shortness of breath and will have an x-ray scan. What does a chest x-ray show for shortness of breath?

3 Answers

  • Family Practitioner | Adult Medicine
  • Frisco, TX

Potential pneumonia, Potential restrictive pattern, overfill overinflated means COPD or asthma, lots of things can be seen. Pulmonary nodules, etc.

  • Family Practitioner
  • Greenville, SC

Usually normal.

  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Grosse Pointe, MI

One looks for pneumonia and/or fluid collections. There are other issues that could be seen like collapsed lung.

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