• male
• 60 Years
• 01/04/2021

What causes COPD?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 2+ Yrs

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Smoking and long exposure to air pollution

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I'm really concerned about my husband. He tested positive for COVID-19 back on May 17, 2021, and it's been over three months since then. On May 24th, a CT scan showed he had 25% lung involvement. He was on oxygen support for a month and got discharged on June 22, 2021, so it's been about two and a half months now. His oxygen level is around 98-99 when he's just sitting, but when he does brisk walking or climbs stairs quickly, his breathing gets faster for a couple of minutes, and then settles back down. During this time, his oxygen saturation levels drop to about 89-93 for a few seconds before going back up to 99 and staying there. Is this something we should be worried about? Also, he sometimes gets a dry cough a few times a day and feels a mild chest pain then. His respiratory rate is around 20-22 bpm. Are these symptoms normal or is there something we should be looking into? I'm really anxious about all this.

no need to worry, its normal

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Hey, I've been reading about pleural effusion and I'm a bit confused. Do you really need to drain the fluid from it regularly, and if so, why exactly is that necessary? Also, how long does it usually take for the issue to get better?

it is fluid filled in between lung and its upper layer. there's a treatment for it ,by removing fluid .

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I'm trying to understand my recent chest X-ray results a bit better. It mentioned that my bilateral lung fields show prominent broncho vascular markings, both hila are likely vascular and prominent, and there's a blunted right CP angle due to pleural effusion or pleural thickening. Should I be worried about these findings? What do these terms really mean for my lung health?

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