What is Subsegmental Atelectasis?
Q. I am a 45 yr old male in car vs motorcycle accident. Radiology reports “bibasilar subsegmental atelectasis”. What could this mean? John A. Dear John, I just means, you did not take a full breath when the x-ray was taken, probably because of pain. It will resolve as you heal. Dr. Tom Worried about Daughter and Exercise Induced Asthma Q. Dr. Tom, My daughter is a healthy 13 year old, plays select soccer, basketball, tennis and dance. She has seasonal allergies including dust mites and has received shots for about 6 years. She has had signs of exercise induced asthma and has developed asthma symptoms when sick. She uses albuterol about 30 min before exercise. Sometimes it doesn’t help much. She will be evaluated next week for Vocal Cord Dysfunction, which I think she has (her triplet sister was just diagnosed with this last week). Allison complains mostly about intake, not exhaling. She just completed a PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) which showed normal across the board with the excepti
