Acute chest syndrome is diagnosed through the use of a chest x-ray in patients with sickle cell anemia. Shortness of breath (dyspnea) is described as the sensation of tightness in the chest ...

Patients: Five hundred twenty-eight adults admitted with acute respiratory illness were enrolled. Measurements: Serum ProCT, admission diagnoses, and chest radiographic findings were used to ...

The diagnostic evaluation yielded no evidence of an acute illness, but a chest x-ray revealed a surprising finding: many small, round, radio-opaque structures with a density typical of calcificati ...

All official admission chest radiographic reports were reviewed by one of the investigators. Radiographic descriptions were noted with attention to the following comments: clear or no acute change ...