Is there a need to worry about small nodules in the lungs found during the physical examination?

I don't think there is any need to worry, but we should also pay attention to it, and we should actively review it within half a year, and if the nodule does not grow, there is no need to worry, and if there is an abnormality in the follow-up, you can be admitted to the hospital in time**.

If you find a small nodule in the lungs during the physical examination, of course, you should be worried, because such small nodules are very dangerous, and a special lesion will slowly form, and it is likely to cause cancer after a long time, so you must pay attention to this situation.

There is no need to worry, having a small nodule on the back may be a normal pathological phenomenon, and if you are too worried, you can go to the hospital for medical treatment

Many people find that they have been detected with a lung nodule during a physical examination, what exactly is this lung nodule? Will it be cancerous?

With the widespread application of AI-assisted thin-slice low-dose spiral CT in lung physical examination, the detection rate of pulmonary nodules is also increasing year by year. However, please rest assured that more than 90% of nodules detected are benign, which means that the detection of pulmonary nodules does not mean that they have an incurable disease.

Pulmonary nodules refer to round or irregular lesions with a diameter of less than or equal to 3 cm in the lungs, and the main causes of pulmonary nodules include many reasons, such as smoking, air pollution, bacterial and fungal infections, tuberculosis globules, sclerosing hemangiomas, etc.

In general, the nodule should be judged by its size, shape, and density.

If the physical examination is a small nodule of 2 4 mm, there is generally no need to worry too much;

4 Lung nodules between 7 mm have only a 1% chance of becoming cancerous;

If the diameter of the nodule is 8 mm 2 cm, the probability of malignancy is about 15%.

If the diameter is more than 2 cm, about 75% of it is lung cancer.

In addition to the diameter, it is also necessary to look at the density and margin of the pulmonary nodules, the edges are smooth and sharp for benign lesions, and the boundaries are unclear, irregularly contoured, lobulated, burr edges and other malignant nodules.

According to the internationally recognized guidelines for the follow-up of pulmonary nodules, solid nodules below 6 mm do not care, 6 8 mm CT is done every six months, if it cannot change in two years, it is not a big deal; CT is done every 3 months for those above 8 mm.

The follow-up of subsolid nodules should be done more frequently, and nodules below 6 mm should be followed up once every six months; Nodules over 6 mm should be followed up semi-annually for at least five years. For some solid nodules, it is recommended to check once every 3 months.

References] 1] Hu Man. The vast majority of pulmonary nodules are benign [n].Hubei**,2021-09-05(004).

Pulmonary nodules smaller than 5 mm, the probability of malignancy is 0-1%; pulmonary nodules from 5 to 10 mm, the probability of malignancy is 6-28%; If it is greater than 20mm, the probability of malignancy is higher, almost reaching more than 60%. According to the different malignant probabilities, choose different cycles to re-examine chest CT, the higher the malignancy rate, the higher the frequency of examination, if economic conditions allow, PET-CT can be done to exclude, this examination accuracy is higher.

This kind of thing will be very dangerous when it grows up, it will grow up to fill the lungs, and it will also affect breathing, causing difficulty breathing, and it will also lead to lack of oxygen to the brain, fainting and other phenomena, so once found, it must be timely**.

Centimeter lung nodules should be regularly followed up and observed, and lung nodules larger than one centimeter, whether benign or malignant, are recommended to be surged**, the most important thing is to go to a regular hospital under the guidance of a doctor**.

Generally, it is very dangerous to grow to about one to two centimeters, and it is necessary to use surgery at this time.

You have to change your living environment to get better.

Pulmonary nodules are some irregular nodules in the lungs, which are very damaging to the lungs and can also cause some diseases. If there is a lung nodule in the physical examination, you should pay attention to it at this time, and change your lifestyle habits, and it will gradually improve. We should do a good job of replenishing qi and blood, eat more light food in our diet, eat more food that replenishes qi and invigorate blood, do some exercise every day, and do a good job of keeping warm, all of which can play a role in relieving the situation.

Generally refers to focal, round-like, and dense solid or sub-solid lung shadows that appear less than or equal to 3 cm in diameter on imaging examination.

Most of them are benign nodules, no need for **, regular observation is good, nodules in your lungs need to be closely followed up and observed, and if necessary, needle biopsy is required to further confirm the diagnosis.

How does TCM understand pulmonary nodules? First of all, pulmonary nodules are a kind of lesion found on CT imaging, and if we follow the information of the four diagnoses of traditional Chinese medicine, we find more abnormal manifestations of tongue and pulse syndrome. If the patient has a long-term cough that does not heal, a history of pneumonia, susceptibility, excessive smoking, a spicy and sweet diet, staying up late, a red tongue with little or thick tongue coating, a thin or few pulses, or a history of other visceral diseases.

A lung nodule is a disease of the lungs. You should go to the hospital right away** because the disease can be big or small, and if not done in time**, it can develop into lung cancer.

There are many causes of lung nodules, such as inflammation, tuberculosis, tumors, etc. Pulmonary nodules are an imaging descriptive term that refers to abnormal echo areas less than 3 cm in diameter. If it is a nodule caused by a lung infection, the lung nodule will shrink after actively fighting the infection**, and after the disease is healed, the lung nodule can disappear without a trace.

If the lung nodule is caused by tuberculosis, the disease will leave scars and calcifications that may not disappear for the rest of your life. If the lung nodule is caused by a tumor, the nodule will increase in size and pathological laboratory tests are needed to confirm whether it is benign or malignant. If malignant is diagnosed, surgery is required as soon as possible**, and radiation therapy or chemotherapy is required, depending on the condition.

Lung nodules may be caused by damage to lung tissue caused by long-term smoking. It is also possible that the lungs are infected with a fungal or bacterial infection that is not caused in time**. In addition, long-term exposure to asbestos or work with a large amount of dust is also the main cause of pulmonary nodules.

In addition, lung adenocarcinoma and lung sequestration can also cause lung nodules. It is recommended that patients with pulmonary nodules go to the hospital for chest CT examination in time to clarify the nature of the nodule and choose the appropriate method for the size** to reduce the harm to the body. Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol in the process, and it is recommended to go to an environment with fresh air, which is conducive to the first effect.

Exercising regularly can help prevent the formation of lung nodules.

If the pulmonary nodule is caused by a malignant tumor, it must be guided by a doctor as soon as possible**, and dietary therapy cannot be relied upon. If it is caused by other causes, such as old lesions or lung infection, it can be combined with dietary therapy. It is often used to boil the soup with Chinese herbs that have the effect of softening and dispersing knots, such as half-branched lotus, barley, white flower, snake tongue grass, seaweed, kelp, and prunella vulgaris.

If the pulmonary nodules are caused by inflammation, the common syndrome types are phlegm and heat accumulation, wind and heat attack the lungs, you can eat cold fruits or vegetables, you can clear heat and phlegm or nourish yin and moisten the lungs**, you can eat some cold vegetables, such as green vegetables are mostly cold, like mung beans, green leafy vegetables, and most of the bitter and sour foods are cold, such as bitter gourd and bitter vegetables. Some aquatic plants are also mostly cold, such as seaweed, kelp, lotus root, and winter melon, which also have the effect of clearing the lungs and dissolving phlegm.

It may be because you have some inflammation in your lungs before, or you usually don't pay much attention to your body and don't do a check-up in time, so this inflammation will become more and more serious, and finally it will become a lung nodule.

It must be caused by you smoking too much cigarettes or inhaling too much dust, so it is recommended that you wear more masks and breathe more fresh air.

I think it has a lot to do with your daily habits, so you still need to pay attention to your physical condition.

Physical examination shows that there are nodules in the lungs, and usually the nodules in the lungs are benign and do not need to be carried out**, only regular re-examinations are required. However, some lung nodules may be at risk of malignant transformation, which needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

If a nodule is found in the lungs during the physical examination, you will need to go to the hospital for a detailed examination. You need to do a series of examinations for lung nodules, don't be anxious when you encounter this situation, don't ignore it, care for life and health, is responsible for yourself. It is best to go to an authoritative hospital for a detailed examination, or you can go to several hospitals for examination, and then compare the results, treat the disease, and prevent the disease.

Many friends have participated in the physical examination, and the physical examination found that there are nodules in the lungs, and the doctor said at that time that the pulmonary nodules are usually benign, and if the boundary is clear and the echo is good, they are basically benign and do not need to be carried out. Just do a re-examination at any time, pay attention to exercise, maintain a normal schedule, don't smoke, don't drink, don't eat too much spicy food, pay attention to balanced nutrition, ensure the body's immunity, and the body is basically fine. If there are nodules in the lungs, you will not be overly worried, do a detailed examination, if you do not find any risk factors, you can rest assured, but you should be careful not to ignore the physical examination, and you have to go for a check-up every year, which can prevent diseases very well, and you can also do a good job of timely treatment of diseases.

Although lung nodules are usually benign, they may become malignant as we age, as the body's immunity decreases. Therefore, we must pay attention to physical examination, some people do not go to physical examination, some people ignore physical health, these are incorrect thoughts, we must care for physical health. The healthier the body, the better the quality of life, and the happier and happier you will be in your old age, usually do not drink alcohol, do not smoke, do not eat some spicy food, eat more food that moistens the lungs, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

Of course, it needs to be carried out, because if you don't see a minor illness, it is a major disease, and we must adjust our mentality and actively cooperate with the doctor.

It is necessary to carry out **, if you don't**, your physical condition will get worse and worse, and it is not good for your body.

Yes, because the impact of this thing is very large, and if a lesion occurs, it can be life-threatening.

It must be necessary to make one's body healthier, and if not, it will have a great impact on one's future.

Summary. Hello! Don't worry, you can go to the hospital for a detailed examination, generally less than 10mm, benign nodules do not need **.

Hello! Don't worry, you can go to the hospital for a detailed examination, generally less than 10mm, benign nodules do not need **.

Hello! In general, whether a lung nodule needs to be ** or not should be judged according to the sensitive nature of the nodule. If the nodule is benign and the symptoms are not obvious, it is generally not necessary**.

If the nodule is malignant and there are obvious symptoms such as cough and dyspnea, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time. Usually, if the lung nodule is less than 10mm, after examination, the nodule is benign and has no obvious symptoms, and generally does not need to be special**, but it should be checked regularly to avoid malignant transformation of the nodule. If the nodule is malignant, grows rapidly, and symptoms such as cough, chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis occur, it is recommended that you should seek medical attention in time and be relieved by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, thoracotomy and other surgical methods**.

Patients with lung nodules should develop a good routine of work and rest, rest with infusion, do not stay up late, and eat a light and easy to digest. Eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins and vitamins to promote new metabolism in the body, which is conducive to the relief of symptoms. Patients with pulmonary nodules should seek medical attention in time, find out the nature of the nodules, and carry out relevant ** under the guidance of a doctor.

With the popularization of CT examination and the enhancement of people's health awareness, many people will have a physical examination once a year, and people who usually do not have symptoms of cough, chest pain, or sputum production are screened for nodules in the lungs on the physical examination report.

What should I do if a pulmonary nodule is detected? The first physical examination, especially for young friends, did not have any symptoms, only the tiny nodules found in the lungs, if they were less than 5mm, they were basically benign.

Therefore, if you find a tiny nodule in your lungs during the physical examination, don't be nervous.

Be sure to set aside a time for observation and don't rush to surgery.

We can divide the period of observation into 3 months, 6 months or 1 year.

Even if the small nodules in the lungs are malignant, the possibility of metastasis after three months of observation is not high, and it is still early. During the observation period, if the tiny nodule grows long, the morphology becomes irregular. It was completely too late for surgery to proceed.

What to do if a lung nodule is found:

1. Quit smoking: Nodules in the lungs Smoking may aggravate lung damage, so patients should not smoke.

2. Stay away from polluted environment: Patients should avoid being in dust, haze and polluted environment for a long time, and can exercise physically by brisk walking or jogging every day.

3. Drugs**: What drugs are used for lung nodules, mainly depends on **, if it is a benign pulmonary nodule, you can take anti-tuberculosis or anti-infective drugs according to ** under the doctor's instructions, such as rifampicin, ethambutol, levofloxacin, etc.

Causes of pulmonary nodules:

1. External environment: It may be the environment where the patient has been exposed to dust for a long time, because dust inhalation into the lungs will form lung nodules.

2. Long-term smoking: For patients who smoke for a long time, it will also cause the appearance of lung nodules, if the diameter of the nodules is found to be large, bronchoscopy needs to be carried out in time to clarify the nature of the nodules.

3. Pulmonary tuberculosis: It is possible that the patient has had pulmonary tuberculosis before, and a small part of the pulmonary nodules may be caused by pulmonary tuberculosis, which will be accompanied by tuberculosis poisoning symptoms such as emaciation and fatigue.