Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Since the pulmonologist isn't available yet, and the dr isn't sure what the results mean, he should talk to the radiologist who normally interprets CT's and sends the reports to the dr. He/she should have at least some clue as to what they're looking at! My last really irregular chest xray, the pulmonologist actually conferred with the radiologist about the results instead of vice versa! They may want to do bronchoscopy to rule out some possible nasty things. Try to get a better answer out of your dr. I know I made the dr sit there and explain to me exactly what atelectasis means! I swear sometimes they think you automatically understand something because they do! Just like my kids expect me to be a mind reader! Ack! Frustrating! I hope your hubby is better very soon! Kathleen > > Well my husband is still in ICU with pneumonia. He had a lot of pain yesterday so they did a ct scan to make sure there were no blood clots. He didn't have any blood clots but the doctor did say that there is a spot or spots that look like shattered glass. He did not know what that means and the pulmonologist is not there today but will be there tomorrow and they are probably going to do a bronchoscopy. Any of you heard of anything like this? This is just SO frustrating!! > > Rhonda~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I know you must be very worried about your husband. The shattered glass spot on the CT can be a number of things, depending on the location in the lungs and the patient history. The bronchoscopy allows the doctors to take a small tissue sample from that area to help figure out what it means. The pulmonologist and radiologist may not be able to give a definite answer until after the tissue sample is analyzed from the bronch. I hope he has less pain and starts feeling a bit better. Best wishes, > > Well my husband is still in ICU with pneumonia. He had a lot of pain yesterday so they did a ct scan to make sure there were no blood clots. He didn't have any blood clots but the doctor did say that there is a spot or spots that look like shattered glass. He did not know what that means and the pulmonologist is not there today but will be there tomorrow and they are probably going to do a bronchoscopy. Any of you heard of anything like this? This is just SO frustrating!! > > Rhonda~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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