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Why woukd a doctor order chest x-rays on a child who presents with daily headaches and nausea? What could they be looking for?

Pneumonia, which can present in many forms. Sometimes it is caused by a bacteria or virus, other times it is "walking pneumonia". "Walking pnuemonia" or mycoplasma pneumonia is normally mild and flu-like in nature.

From MayoClinic:
"Mycoplasma pneumonia spreads easily in situations where people congregate and is common among schoolchildren and young adults."

It could be a host of other things, possibly ask the doctor why he/she ordered a chest x-ray?

There are many things he could be looking from. Maby some of the symptoms the child is having lead to something wrong with the chest.
If you ever are uncomfortable with what a doctor is doing, just ask. They do not mind.
Best of luck to you.

hiatal hernia

define child first. but i know some they do that to see if the heart's working fine... and there's nothingwrong with it. its quite normal dont worry about it.

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