Smoking chest x ray

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Case #1

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]

Overview

There are no chest x ray findings associated with smoking. Chest x ray can be used to diagnose various complications of smoking like carcinomas, pulmonary fibrosis, and COPD.

CT scan

There are no chest x ray findings associated with smoking. Chest x ray can be used to diagnose various complications of smoking like:

• Carcinomas involving:
  • Lung
  • Stomach
  • Esophagus
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• COPD