I'm really worried about my brother. His report shows he has Mycobacterium TB. Could you help me understand if this means it's in the early or late stage? Also, he coughed up a small amount of blood this morning and is having really bad chest pain. What stage might this be?

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Dr Ranjith Darla

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start ATT and CHEST X RAY , CBNAAT

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I'm really worried about the situation. Could you explain what the score significance is in this context? Also, how long might it take for the patient to recover if they've already started taking Remdesivir and their oxygen level is around 90-92?

CT score the more ,the more is severity

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My mom, who's 56, tested positive for COVID two weeks ago. Luckily, she's not showing most symptoms anymore, but we're worried because her dry cough just won't go away. It's been bothering her for two weeks now. Could you recommend a good cough syrup or any advice on what might help?

take syrup TUSQ twice a day for 5 days

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My dad is 55 and he's been having shortness of breath. We saw a cardiologist, and they said his heart is fine. I've got his chest X-ray report here. Can you take a look and let me know if there's anything we should be concerned about?

Cardiologist opinion is advised to the patient.

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