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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Chest x ray findings are normal in patients with acute bronchitis, and, thus, chest radiography is not routinely recommended. | Chest x ray findings are normal in patients with acute bronchitis, and, thus, chest radiography is not routinely recommended. | ||
== Chest x ray== | == Chest x ray== | ||
Normal view of the lungs | Normal view of the lungs is the most common finding. Chest x ray may be ordered in specific situations<ref name="pmid21121518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Albert RH |title=Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1345–50 |year=2010 |pmid=21121518 |doi= |url=}}</ref>, for example: | ||
: | :1. If pneumonia is suspected, | ||
: | :2. If cough lasts for more than 3 weeks, | ||
: | :3. In high-risk patients, such as those at the extremes of age or those with COPD, recent pneumonia, malignancy, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, or immunocompromised or debilitated status to rule out ''[[Pneumonia]].'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest x ray findings are normal in patients with acute bronchitis, and, thus, chest radiography is not routinely recommended.
Chest x ray
Normal view of the lungs is the most common finding. Chest x ray may be ordered in specific situations[1], for example:
- 1. If pneumonia is suspected,
- 2. If cough lasts for more than 3 weeks,
- 3. In high-risk patients, such as those at the extremes of age or those with COPD, recent pneumonia, malignancy, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, or immunocompromised or debilitated status to rule out Pneumonia.