Do you have an IV in when you go for a CT scan?
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I have water on my lungs and will have an IV put in prior to a CT scan. How does this work? Will the IV still be in when I go for the CT scan?

I have a stent in my heart. Can I still have a Lung Scan?
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What is the difference between a lung scan and a CT scan of the lung?
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My doctor is recommending a lung scan, I have a hx of PE. I recently had a ct scan of the lungs and an echocardiogram with no significant findings, I have never smoked, Have been having SOB

Is a lung scan the same that is covered under the full body scan and does it detect cancer?
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Is the lung scan the same as included in the body scan? Does the body and lung scan look for cancer?

How is a split lung scan performed?
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How is a split lung scan performed?

Is it possible to get lung problems or breathing problems from being around tarballs from a oil spill?
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Five months ago I took a breathing test in June 2010 but starting working the oil spill spill clean up in October 2010 and I felt sick a month later. Then the lung doctor said I have asthma. I'm only 33 years old and haven't had asthma before.

Shoul I trust x-ray with this type of chest pain?
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I'm a 49 year old male with chest, rib, and armpit pain for 5 weeks. I've had two visits to a general practitioner and got chest x-ray, blood work, and ekg. The general practitioner says it's Costochondritis. My father died of lung cancer at 59, brother of colon cancer at 52. I'm thinking of having a low dose ct of my chest to be sure. What's your opinion?

My left Lung is popping, what could it be?
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It started out a sharp pain when i inhale. Now that area feels bruised. Now I have a popping feeling when I exhale in the same spot. What could it be?

Can a Lung Scan predict lung disease?
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Can a Lung Scan predict lung disease? Or lung cancer?

Should smokers get regular lung scans?
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Is it important for people who smoke to have lung scans routinely?