Man with Syncopal Episodes and Abnormal Chest Radiograph Findings

An abnormal chest radiograph.

Volume 90, Number 1 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 47 A 24-year-old asymptomatic man requested a chest radiograph for routine tuberculosis screening. He did not have difficulty breathing, palpitations, chest pain, or edema. His medical history was significant for scoliosis and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes short stature, broad thumbs and toes, hirsu...

Chest discomfort and abnormal chest radiograph.

A 49-year-old woman with hepatitis, confusion, and abnormal chest radiograph findings.

A 49-year-old woman with a 10-year history of hepatitis C was admitted to Indiana University Hospitals after several weeks of fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and confusion. Dehydration was noted on two visits to the emergency department (ED) in the 2 weeks prior to hospital admission, and her symptoms responded satisfactorily, but transiently, to IV fluids. During the second ED visit, as part of a m...

Chest radiograph of an asymptomatic man

Case report: An asymptomatic man undergoes a chest radiograph http://ow.ly/4nmyfG.

Significance of abnormal chest radiograph findings in patients with HIV-1 infection without respiratory symptoms.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Patients with HIV-1 infection or AIDS may present with abnormal chest radiograph (CXR) findings in the absence of symptoms specific to the lung. The objective was to determine the spectrum of disease and the diagnostic modalities employed in these patients. METHODS From 1996 to 1998, we identified patients with HIV-1 infection presenting to the Bellevue Hospital Chest Service...