CT scan, Pulmonology FAQ - Page 10

Left chest pain? Dear Doctor, I have been experiencing persistent left-sided chest pain (which feels like pressure) for the past year. The pain worsens with coughing and tilting my head back. I had a chest X-ray in January 2018, which was normal (I have had three X-rays during th...

Mediastinal tumor? Lung cancer? Costochondritis? I was born in 1984 and have been working in an office for six years. I have been troubled by chronic nasal allergies, but I generally do not have any major health issues. I play basketball regularly, averaging about 3-4 times a wee...

Chest pain due to pneumothorax? Hello, doctor. I am a high school student experiencing left-sided chest pain. The hospital examination revealed a pneumothorax, with a chest X-ray showing normal findings but a 2 cm area compressing the lung by 3.5 cm. The doctor recommended a drai...

Elevated cancer markers? Hello Doctor: My mother experienced massive hemoptysis ten years ago and was hospitalized, where she was diagnosed with bronchiectasis. She underwent surgery to remove part of her lung and was found to have pulmonary tuberculosis, which she completed trea...

Pulmonary infiltration Hello Doctor, I underwent a full-body MRI check-up last August due to discomfort, and there were some areas that needed follow-up. One finding was a 1.3 cm subpleural pulmonary infiltration in the right lower lobe, which was suggested to possibly be due to ...

Occasional blood in the sputum? At the end of August, I started to have some brownish sputum, sometimes with a few blood spots. I consulted an ENT specialist who performed an endoscopy and found that my throat and nasopharynx were normal. A week later, I began to experience a sor...

Do motorcycle riders need low-dose computed tomography screening? I have been riding a motorcycle to work for 7 years, and I have never smoked or consumed betel nut. I drink alcohol, but it's less than 250cc a year and with an alcohol content of less than 5%. I almost always...

Coughing for over two months? Hello Doctor: I have been coughing for the past few months, and sometimes I feel a tightness in my chest. I have undergone a chest X-ray and a low-dose CT scan, both of which showed no abnormalities. I suspect it might be a gastrointestinal issue, so...

Is this considered a cough? Is the action of slowly sucking phlegm out of my throat considered coughing? A few months ago, I had an X-ray done, and there were no issues. Previously, I had been forcefully coughing up blood-tinged sputum, and once I had blood-tinged foam. Recently,...

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) My mother is 54 years old and was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer four years ago. In recent years, her follow-up examinations have shown no abnormalities. However, during a check-up earlier this month, a shadow was detected on her chest X-r...

Persistent dry cough without phlegm? I have been experiencing a dry cough and itchy throat without phlegm for a year. Before quitting smoking, I would cough and feel chest tightness, but that is no longer the case. Initially, after quitting smoking, I had some black phlegm, but n...

I have been coughing for five months and have seen over 20 doctors, yet it still hasn't improved? Hello Doctor: I have been coughing since early March and have seen a doctor for the first time. I have continued to see doctors for examinations, and I have seen more than 20 do...

The cough has not improved? Hello Doctor: I have been coughing for nearly a month. Due to a family history of lung cancer, I underwent a low-dose CT scan two weeks ago for follow-up, and the results were normal. However, my cough has not improved. I have taken cough suppressants,...

Management of pulmonary nodules? Dear Doctor, I had a chest CT scan on May 1st, which showed a 0.7 cm nodule in my right lung. I have several questions: 1. I was suffering from a severe cold with yellow-green sputum. Would this affect the interpretation of the CT scan? 2. Chang...

Recent concerns about cough, chest pain, and pulmonary nodules? Due to a family history of lung cancer (grandmother) and experiencing some respiratory symptoms earlier this year, I paid out of pocket for a low-dose CT scan, which revealed a 0.45 cm lung nodule. At that time, the ...

Evaluation for Hemoptysis Hello Doctor, I usually have bronchial issues and often experience coughing for one to two months, especially when I stay up late and my immune system is compromised. A doctor has diagnosed me with asthma symptoms. Two weeks ago, I had cold symptoms, inc...

Bacterial and pleural infiltration..? Hello Doctor, I would like to ask a few questions... I developed yellow, foul-smelling nasal discharge due to a cold, and after seeing a doctor, it did not improve. It progressed to an upper and lower respiratory tract infection, with sinusit...

Throat tightness, chest tightness, and tension in the back of the neck and occipital region? Recently, while eating snacks and laughing, I felt something foreign enter my throat and get stuck at the Adam's apple. My voice changed, and I started to cough violently after only ...

Throat tightness, chest tightness, and tension in the upper back and chest cavity? Recently, while eating snacks and laughing, I felt something foreign enter my throat and get stuck at the level of the Adam's apple. My voice changed, and I started to cough violently after on...

Pulmonary nodule enlargement? Hello Doctor, I had a health check-up at Taipei Kang Ning Hospital last December, and there were about six nodules in my lungs, two of which were larger GGO (ground-glass opacities) with the hospital report indicating sizes of 0.55 and 0.5. In April ...