Unexplained Weight Loss Chest X Ray

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Unexplained weight loss chest x ray. Unintentional weight loss definition. Weight loss of 10 pounds or more or five percent of body weight over a period of 6 to 12 months is considered unexplained. Weight loss with cough or fatigue or shortness of breath or chest pain or appetite loss unexplained 40 and over never smoked lung or mesothelioma offer a chest xray.

This is common with cancers of the pancreas lung stomach and esophagus. Weight loss anorexia and fever weight loss is defined as unintentional weight loss of more than 10 of body weight over a span of 6 months. Unexplained weight loss is defined as the unintentional loss of at least 10 pounds or 5 of body weight over a period of 6 to 12 months.

Unexplained weight loss is a noticeable drop in body weight that occurs even if the person is not trying to lose weight. According to the american cancer society one of the first signs may be unexplained weight loss of 10 pounds or more. Offer an urgent chest x ray to be performed within 2 weeks 1 1 5 appetite loss unexplained with cough or fatigue or shortness of breath or chest pain or weight loss unexplained 40 and over.

But many doctors agree that a medical evaluation is called for if you lose more than 5 percent of your. Hilar lymphadenopathy infiltrates or consolidation pleural effusion. The point at which unexplained weight loss becomes a medical concern is not exact.

Usually ordered for most patients with unintentional weight loss even if not all classic symptoms are present tuberculosis pulmonary chest x ray.