Question 1

I'm really worried about my TB treatment. My first doctor prescribed AKT4, but I found out it might be less than what's needed for my weight, which is 67kg. So I talked to another pulmonologist who recommended I switch to DOTS and do the full 6-month course. I've already taken AKT4 for a month before switching. I'm just concerneddid the switch affect my treatment at all? Should I be tested for multi-drug resistant TB?

Accepted Answer

no it will not effect . continue the same treatment

Question 2

I'm allergic to different smells like perfumes and soaps, and whenever I'm around them, I start sneezing, get a runny nose, and my eyes get really watery. It's been happening a lot more lately. On some dates, my Absolute Eosinophil Count (AEC) number...

Accepted Answer

your body reacts more to the things and cause inflammation in ur respiratory tracts

Question 3

I'm really worried about my dadhe's 53 and caught COVID on March 30th. He had a fever for four days, and after talking to the doctor, we did an HRCT of his chest. It showed a mild infection with about 10-15% of lung involvement. The doc gave him some...

Accepted Answer

for cough to reduce it will take 1 week

Question 4

I've been really worried because a couple of days ago, I was asleep and woke up feeling like I was going to vomit, and then I actually did. What scared me was that there were some blood drops in it. After that, I started feeling this pain in my chest...

Accepted Answer

tab pan d  orally,before food for 14 days and syrup sucralfate 10 ml thrice daily for 14 days is advised to the patient.

Question 5

I've been having trouble with deep breathing for the past 20 days, and it's really freaking me out. Sometimes it's fine, but other times it comes with a pain that shoots into my back whenever I take a deep breath. I did see a gastroenterologist becau...

Accepted Answer

Patient is advised pan d orally ,before food and syruo sucralfate 10 ml thrice daily for 14 days .

Question 6

I'm a bit worried about what it means when they say there's a calcified lesion in the right hilum. Is it something serious? Should I be considering any tests or medication for this? Just trying to understand if I need to be concerned.

Accepted Answer

in few cases its non specific better to rule out the cause visit Pulmonologist for the same

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