Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I see from Barb's recent posting that Ken has right basilar atelectasis. My CT showed that in both of my lungs at the base. She said it meant collapsed lung, but from what I found, atelectasis means scarring. I sent an e-mail to my doctor to see if this is something I should be worried about. I'm currently on partial disability due to fatigue. Could this basilar atelectasis be contributing to the fatigue? Is this something to worry about? Will it heal? Is it a partially collapsed lung or is it scarring? Any ideas? -Marie _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more….then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2 & ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie%20theater & cp=\ 42.358996~-71.056691 & style=r & lvl=13 & tilt=-90 & dir=0 & alt=-1000 & scene=950607 & encTyp\ e=1 & FORM=MGAC01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Basilar atelectasis is a term that means that the microscopic alveolar air sacks have collapsed like a flat balloons. Not to be confused with a collapsed lung from a punture of the chest wall. Anyway it is caused by not taking breaths, not coughing or yawning as deeply, like after surgery. After surg, or broken ribs we don't breathe as deep or cough as freely because it hurts so much. Most hospitals give out an incentive spirometer after surg with incouragement to take deep breathes and open up all those air sacs. When many airsacs are collapsed on a segment of the lung, it changes the x-ray appearance to a fuzzy white that is difficult to tell from a healing pnemonia, or scar tissue or other processes. To make matters worse, atelectesis can cause fever and is difficult to distiguish from infection. Von > > > > I see from Barb's recent posting that Ken has right basilar atelectasis. My > CT showed that in both of my lungs at the base. She said it meant collapsed > lung, but from what I found, atelectasis means scarring. I sent an e-mail to > my doctor to see if this is something I should be worried about. I'm > currently on partial disability due to fatigue. Could this basilar > atelectasis be contributing to the fatigue? Is this something to worry > about? Will it heal? Is it a partially collapsed lung or is it scarring? Any > ideas? > > -Marie > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more….then map the best route! > http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2 & ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie% 20theater & cp=42.358996~-71.056691 & style=r & lvl=13 & tilt=-90 & dir=0 & alt=- 1000 & scene=950607 & encType=1 & FORM=MGAC01 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 jumputah > Basilar atelectasis is a term that means that the microscopic > alveolar air sacks have collapsed like a flat balloons. Thanks for clearing that up. We're going to work on deep breathing. With love, Barb in Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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