I would like some advice please. I am a 46-year-old male with an off and on cough for 4-5 months. I have never smoked. After my primary care physician examined me, he ordered a chest x ray. A few days later I got a call from the doctor who said my x ray was normal. I was happy to hear that, but I am enrolled with My Chart which allows you to review your results online. Well, I read it and to me it doesn't sound what you would call totally normal, but I have no medical training so I could be wrong. I copied and pasted the report from the radiologist below. What concerns me is the "elevation" he refers to and using the word "fairly" clear lungs. Should I ask for another test or see another doctor for an opinion? If I was your family member would you suggest looking into this more?
CLINICAL INFORMATION: Cough
FINDINGS: The frontal view demonstrates fairly clear lungs with slightly increased elevation of the left hemidiaphragm compared with the prior study. This may be at least partially caused by air in the adjacent bowel. No pleural effusion or pneumothorax is noted. The cardiomediastinal silhouette is unremarkable. The lateral view demonstrates fairly stable appearance of the lung bases compared with the previous study.
