quincy

Hi there.....it's certainly disconcerting when the medical lingo isn't "clear".

I have a few meanings that could be helpful to you.

You have no diagnosis.

Hemithorax - one side of the chest (yours is the left side of the chest; the lower area)

CHF is congestive heart failure - (yours is negative)

effusions mean fluid in the pleural space - (yours is negative)

Focal is a limited area;

On an x-ray, structure density shows by colour: very dense such as bone is white, non-density such air is black, other structures such as skin, organs appear as varying shades of grey. (on your x-ray, it appears a limited area has increased density)

patchy appearance would be varied densities showing

Superimposed shadows would be the different densities of skin/organ/bone/etc. being one on top of the other that is seen on the x-ray. (it's probable that the patchy appearance around the focal density is caused by the different densities of tissue around that area)

You have to have other tests done to determine a diagnosis related to these findings.

Hope this helps.....but I'm only a layperson....I found out the meanings as a challenge as though it were my own x-ray results.

Please let us know what happens.

quincy

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