I'm trying to understand my CT scan results. It mentions minimal bilateral apical pleural thickeningscould you help me figure out what this means? Should I be worried about it?

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That could be due to post microbial infection,if you have no symptoms you can ignore it,it will resolve,if you have any visit Pulmonologist for appropriate management

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Answered 04/07/2025

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I'm concerned about my mom taking rotocap 200 inhaler for her chronic bronchitis. Is it safe for her to use it over the long term?

Yes,continue treatment rotacap 200 inhaler sos for breathing diffficulty is advised to the patient.

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I'm really worried about a TB relapse because of drug resistance. Is there a chance that it's curable? And if so, how long would I need to be on medication to treat it?

Yes, it is curable.Duration of ATT is 8 months is advised to the patient.

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I'm really worried about my father's health. He's 56 and just had a CT score of 925 at the end of April. His CRP is 40.5 mg, serum LDH is 823.1 UL, D-Dimer is 319.92 ngmL, and ferritin is 769.63 ngmL. His oxygen levels keep fluctuating between 90 and 92, occasionally hitting 93 or 94. He started on steroids and anticoagulants from May 1st, but before that, he had dexona and deriphyllin for about one and a half days at the end of April. What should we do next? Is there anything specific we need to watch out for or ask his doctor about?

continue the treatment , put on oxygen if level fall below 90 percent

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