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 ...

“Acute asthma also called an asthma exacerbation or flare is characterised by a progressive increase in symptoms of shortness of breath, cough, wheezing or chest tightness and progressive ...

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 ...