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Asked for Male, 83 Years

Today my father(tb patient) has just undergone a procedure of extracting material from lungs in a clinic becoz dr suggested to do it otherwise it become difficult fir him to be stable..he is 83 yrs old and after squeezing 1.5 litre of fluid from their lungs after 3 days he relaxed a bit..now plz take a review on the prescription nd suggested whatelse we have to be cautious about him next as he z also a sugar patient..note::x ray report attached is before the procedure which had done thereafter..

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Dr. Aditya Parihar

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Dr. Ganesh Patel Pulmonologist 4 yrs exp Raigarh · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ganesh Patel

Pulmonologist 4 yrs exp Raigarh

I understand your concern but your problem needs detailed elaboration you can consult online with a pulmonologist