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Post covid Xray, CT scan required or not
Hi, i was hospitalised 2 months back when i got covid due to which i got covid lung pneumonia.
I am attaching my xray , 2 months after i got discharge.
Based on my xray , please let me know if i need to get a CT scan done also again or not ?
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kindly do a consultation with a pulmonologist to know more bout ur case and further management!!!!
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
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13 yrs exp
Chennai
Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
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46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Not necessary. However Pl monitor spo2, regularly.
Pl do consult with Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken.
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Dr. Pranay Vinod
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16 yrs exp
Patna
Repeated CT not indicated if oxygen level is normal and don’t have much symptoms.
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Avoid unnecessary repeated imaging. Lesions will heal with time. Repeated CT will do more harm than help.
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