69 year old female, never smoked. Diagnosed with atelectasis 4/17. Pulmonary specialist found mucus pouch from 2 close episodes of pneumonia. Using spirometer, no improvement. Today repeat CT scan.... View answer

, here is the results. they wanted to treated me as pneumonia first, but I did not have fever, I am taking antibiotic for 4 days now. Another doctor on line told me I did not have pneumonia because I did ... View answer

had no fever for over 30 years) Doctor treated me as pneumonia , take antibiotics for 5 days then do x ... noted in both lower lobes which could be related to subtle atelectasis especially in right lower... View answer

I have slight atelectasis of left lung. Seeing pulmonary specialist and using incentive spirometer. Pneumonia 2x in less than one year. Passed PFT. See Dr. again in 3 months to repeat CT scan . How... View answer

I recently had a chest x-ray due to extensive coughing. It came up with at the right lung base a subsegmental atelectasis or infiltrate from pneumonia . No pulmonary nodules were detected. Can you explain ... View answer

left lung base consistent with atelectasis or possibly pneumonia. The impression was small left basilar infiltrate. Can you explain what atelectasis means?? Thanks. ... View answer

I recently was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and they are not sure if : impression Intreval ... atelectasis but worrisome for multifocal infection, including atypicals. and I also have fluid around my... View answer

Hello, On Friday, I was diagnosed with pneumonia and the chest x-ray states Minimal linear subsegmental atelectasis in the left lower lobe. I have been taking an antibiotic since Friday. I am still ... View answer

.. Consolidation / atelectasis in the superior segment of the right lower right lobe, which could represent acute pneumonic infiltrates, they could also be subacute or chronic. Linear sandlike atelectasis and... View answer

atelectasis of the R upper and both lower lung, pneumonia ... View answer