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Lower Respiratory Track Infection
Hi Sir ,
My Father aged 61 years is a diabetic patient. From two days he is having excessive dry cough, he is not having any fever, body ache any as such. His oxygen level is 89 but he facing trouble while breathing and makes sound. RT PCR test is awaited
Medicine - 1 tab DS 40 before breakfast per day
1 tab Azithromycin, Becosule after breakfast per day
5ml Alex sugar free syrup post dinner at night per day.
Is your father having loss of taste, smell ?
As saturation is less get done HRCT scan of thorax . Don't wait for RT pcr report
Next Steps
according to report we have to proceed further
start
Tab. Ivermectin 12mg 0D for 3 days
Tab . Doxy 100 mg bd for 5 days
Health Tips
take steam inhalation daily 3 times a day
Do pronning means position change in bed every 2 hrly . u can watch pronning video on you tube and follow it
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