Barrel Chest 🫁

An increased front-to-back chest diameter gives the chest a rounded appearance.

Classically associated with emphysema and chronic lung hyperinflation, it can also occur with aging.

🔗 Link: wikism.org/Barrel_Chest

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From @accpchest.bsky.social Journal 🫁

Although incidental #emphysema detected via routine chest CT correlates with higher all-cause and #LungCancer-specific mortality risk, it does not independently stratify patient prognosis beyond known smoking history. #PulmSky #OncSky