Help Please!!!
The confusion about the radiograph is that there are no markers on the radiograph indicating what side is which and there is also no indication of what type of view it is: ventrodorsal or dorsoventral.
If you were treating a respiratory infection, I would probably push the radiographs out to 2 weeks, but since there is a specific questionable opacity in the lung field, he may just want to stay on top of it and take views sooner rather than later. That being said, there is a real possibility that he may want to take more later on as well if there is no initial change. So if cost is a concern, I would probably try 2 weeks instead of 1 as there may be a more marked change then if it is going to change.
If you were treating a respiratory infection, I would probably push the radiographs out to 2 weeks, but since there is a specific questionable opacity in the lung field, he may just want to stay on top of it and take views sooner rather than later. That being said, there is a real possibility that he may want to take more later on as well if there is no initial change. So if cost is a concern, I would probably try 2 weeks instead of 1 as there may be a more marked change then if it is going to change.
Thank you. Yes, I think 2 weeks might be better as well for comparison purposes. And, yes treating respiratory infection for now so maybe two weeks would be better since that is the time frame for the nebulizer anyway. And, from your experience lung tumors always grow, correct? They don't stay the same for a while? I guess, I am trying to prepare myself for the range of unknowns that are out there regarding on what is going on with her.
It really depends on what type of tumor it is, if it is a tumor. Some malignant pulmonary tumors are more aggressive than others.