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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Chest x | 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, May be ordered in specific situations, 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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Acute bronchitis Microchapters |
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Acute bronchitis chest x ray On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Acute bronchitis chest x ray |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Acute bronchitis chest x ray |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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, May be ordered in specific situations, 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.