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for:Pleurisy In Bangalore
MBBS, MD - Medicine, MRCP (UK)
34 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine, DNB - Respiratory Diseases
9 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD), FCCP - Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS
21 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
Sleep Disorder Treatment
MBBS, MD - Respiratory Medicine
9 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
Bronchial Asthma Treatment
Lower/Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Treatment
Bronchoscopy
MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine
9 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine
21 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
Asthma
Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
MBBS, MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine
27 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
MBBS, DNB - Internal Medicine, FRACP (Respiratory Medicine & Sleep Medicine), FCCP - Pulmonary Medicine
26 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine, MBBS
42 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine
5 years experience overall
Pulmonologist
1. Can a pain-relieving medicine be useful in treating pleurisy?
Yes, a pain-relieving medicine like indomethacin can be useful in treating pleurisy. These medications can help in reducing inflammation and controlling chest pain in pleurisy.
2. Can a pulmonologist help me in treating pleurisy?
Yes, a pulmonologist can help you in treating pleurisy. He will determine the underlying cause and then start treatment. Besides prescribing medications, he can do surgical procedures like thoracocentesis to drain fluid, air or blood from the pleural space.
3. Which medicines are commonly prescribed in treating pleurisy?
Medicines commonly prescribed in treating pleurisy include
- Antibiotics
- Paracetamol
- Ibuprofen
- Codeine based cough syrups
- Corticosteroids
- Immunosuppressants like tacrolimus, methotrexate
4. Can surgery help me in pleurisy?
Yes, surgical procedures like thoracocentesis can help in treating pleurisy to drain fluid, air or blood from the pleural space. A chest tube may be inserted through the chest wall and doctor may inject local painkiller, antibiotics into the area of the chest wall.
5. Does pleurisy treatment lead to any side effects?
There can be side effects of medications (antibiotics, painkillers, steroids) used in pleurisy treatment like nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, gastritis, allergic reaction, diarrhoea, etc. Side effects of thoracocentesis include temporary localised pain, skin infection and rash.