Acute bronchitis chest x ray

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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, 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.

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