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How To Interpret Chest X-ray Result?

hi i am 31 yrs old..my agency asked me for a medical exam and my chest xray result was nodular infiltrates, R upper lobe suggestive of PTB...PTB R upper lobe,activity undetermined..what does it mean? i seek medication.,i actually undergoing now 6months medication...the doctor gave me fixcom4 then fixcom3..this coming march will be my 6th month of medication..my agency is asking me to have medical exam again for an employment..how can i be sure that i am now fit to work? is jogging as an excercise safe for me? iv been doing a lot of excercise lately..please help me..i need my job...
Wed, 28 May 2014
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Activity of PTB is said to be stable on Chest X ray only if two X rays taken 6 months apart show no obvious change in findings are appearance of new findings. In many people the chest X ray findings disappear while taking treatment but in some patients the lung scarring remains for a life time even after treatment is complete and the patient has recovered. Fitness to work can be assessed after getting clinically examined by a pulmonologist. Exercise, jogging and proper healthy diet will help in your quick recovery.
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How To Interpret Chest X-ray Result?

Hi, Thanks for writing in to us. Activity of PTB is said to be stable on Chest X ray only if two X rays taken 6 months apart show no obvious change in findings are appearance of new findings. In many people the chest X ray findings disappear while taking treatment but in some patients the lung scarring remains for a life time even after treatment is complete and the patient has recovered. Fitness to work can be assessed after getting clinically examined by a pulmonologist. Exercise, jogging and proper healthy diet will help in your quick recovery.