What does a chest X-ray detect?

Answer 1

The main purpose of a chest x-ray before having surgery is to ensure your lungs are healthy enough to be intubated. You will have a breathing tube placed down your throat while you are having surgery and if your lungs are not healthy then you might not be able to have the surgery.

Answer 2

This means your doctor is asking for a chest X-Ray (CXR). This could be due to a number of things, especially if you are seeing him or her due to a bad cough, shortness of breath or a number of other diseases. Things that can be seen on a CXR include:-

* Pneumonia * Tuberculosis * Heart Failure * Sarcoidosis * Lung Cancer * Enlarged lymph nodes * Calcification or hardening of bones * Fluid buildup in the lungs * Air/Blood/Pus/Fluid trapped in the lungs or between the lungs and chest wall.

Answer 3

The purpose of a chest xray, is to see how everything is doing near your chest or in your chest or your chest itself. So they could tell if like , anything is broken or needs fixing, just like an xray on your foot it's the same deal

Answer 4

If you are having any of the following: Shortness of breath, Chest pain on exertion, Suspected chest infection, Persistant or productive cough.

They should not be done to view fractured ribs.

Answer 5

Literally hundreds of pathologies are seen on chest X-rays. The key areas to look at are

Bones

Pleura

Mediastinum

Hilum

Lung parenchyma

Hidden areas such as - behind heart, soft tissues, beneath diaphragm dome

Answer 6

Chest x rays include views of the lungs, heart, small portions of the gastrointestinal tract, thyroid gland, and the bones of the chest area.

Answer 7

A chest x ray is a procedure used to evaluate organs and structures within the chest for symptoms of disease.

Answer 8

it shows broken bones or fractures