Posts by Richard Jones5

crimsoncanyon3 said:If you were worried that lung cancer might be causing that recurring bloody cough, I guess this specific scan doesn't show any signs of it. It's hard to say for sure without more context, but based on this result, there's nothing there.

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Thanks so much

I was wondering if anyone here might be able to help me make sense of this chest CT scan. It was ordered for an elderly person, born in 1943, who has been dealing with occasional coughing up of blood.

The report says there aren't any visible nodular lesions like metastases within the lungs.
There appears to be some minor obliteration in one of the subsegmental bronchi in the apicoposterior segment. On the right side, there is a larger calcification near the pleura measuring about 0.7cm, and on the left, there's some lamellar pleural thickening with calcium encrustation.
No fluid collections were found in the pleura.
There are no enlarged lymph nodes or expansive masses seen in the hilum or mediastinum.
The tracheobronchial tree seems to have clear airways.
The bones look normal, with no signs of pathology.

I suppose I'm just looking for some guidance on whether this requires urgent medical attention, especially since the appointment with the pulmonologist isn't scheduled for another two months.

Thank you.