Adult bronchiolitis x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
An x-ray may be helpful to rule out diagnoses other than adult bronchiolitis. Findings on an x-ray may include congenital abnormalities, lobar pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and foreign body aspiration. X - ray findings for adult bronchiolitis are non-specific but may include, hyperinflation, lobar infiltrates, and atelectasis.
X Ray
- An x-ray may be helpful to rule out diagnoses other than adult bronchiolitis.[1]
- Therefore, findings on an x-ray may include:
- Congenital abnormalities
- Lobar pneumonia
- Congestive heart failure
- Foreign body aspiration
- X - ray findings for adult bronchiolitis are non-specific but may include:
- Hyperinflation
- Lobar infiltrates
- Atelectasis
- Bronchial wall thickening
- Air trapping
- Flattened diaphragm
- Increased anteroposterior diameter
- Peribronchial cuffing
- Centrilobular nodules
- Linear opacities
- Patchy alveolar opacities