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Routine Chest X-ray Showed Minimal PTB In Right Upper Lobe. What Does This Imply?

I had a routine chest x-ray and results read as follows: Infiltrates with cystic components are seen on the right upper lobe. left lung is clear. heart is not enlarged. Diaphragm and sinuses are intact. IMPRESSION: MINIMAL PTB RIGHT UPPER LOBE. What I feel sometimes. short breathlessness... I Hope can answer my concern. on what is my conditions
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
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PTB is usually the abbreviation for pulmonary tuberculosis since you have mild respiratory symptoms you should get screened with a sputum test to confirm/discard the diagnostic, be sure to attend to your local health center with your x-ray so a colleague can examine it and perform a physical exam too, in case an active infection is determined treatment will consist on several antibiotics.
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Routine Chest X-ray Showed Minimal PTB In Right Upper Lobe. What Does This Imply?

PTB is usually the abbreviation for pulmonary tuberculosis since you have mild respiratory symptoms you should get screened with a sputum test to confirm/discard the diagnostic, be sure to attend to your local health center with your x-ray so a colleague can examine it and perform a physical exam too, in case an active infection is determined treatment will consist on several antibiotics.