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==Overview== | |||
Although the chest x-ray is used for diagnosing bronchiectasis, it can be used for differential diagnosis with respiratory symptoms. | |||
==Bronchiectasis Chest X-ray== | |||
*The chest x-ray is not sensitive for diagnosing bronchiectasis. | |||
*Recommended for the differential diagnosis of the patient with respiratory symptoms. | |||
*If the patient has severe bronchiectasis, the x-ray will show dilation of large airways. It is characterized by thickening of the peribronchovascular interstitium. | |||
*In obstructive disease, the x-ray will show lung hyperinflation. It is characterized by | |||
:*Increase in the lung volume | |||
:*Increase in the intercostal spaces | |||
:* Rectification of the diaphragmatic domes | |||
:* Accentuation of the retrosternal space | |||
:*Presence of the air below the inferior border of the heart | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Although the chest x-ray is used for diagnosing bronchiectasis, it can be used for differential diagnosis with respiratory symptoms.
Bronchiectasis Chest X-ray
- The chest x-ray is not sensitive for diagnosing bronchiectasis.
- Recommended for the differential diagnosis of the patient with respiratory symptoms.
- If the patient has severe bronchiectasis, the x-ray will show dilation of large airways. It is characterized by thickening of the peribronchovascular interstitium.
- In obstructive disease, the x-ray will show lung hyperinflation. It is characterized by
- Increase in the lung volume
- Increase in the intercostal spaces
- Rectification of the diaphragmatic domes
- Accentuation of the retrosternal space
- Presence of the air below the inferior border of the heart