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Hi I would like to inquire if it's safe for a 64 year old who is suffering pneumonia to be injected a 5mg Midozalam? thanks

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My mother was diagnosed as pneumonia patient at st. Lukes E.R. The attending physician gave her medine for 15 days only but her cough troubled her at night so she cant sleep well,I just want to know if you can give her right medication or to whom we can go to check up her, she is not allowed to go outside her house and we are bothered by her condit

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For a medical emergency you can take the payient to a hospital where a local doctor would be able to first diagnose the cause of her pneumonia. This is to be followed up with the treatment for that s ... Read More

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Medicines for pneumonia is on but chest pain makes lice very difficult whether hcrt thorax is required.or better to have second opinion from plumonolgist/ chest specialist.urgently .thanx.

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Hi. I understand your concerns. Pneumonia can be diagnosed by chest x Ray. But TB needs to be ruled out by sputum examination. Generally pneumonia is cured in 1 week if your symptoms still persists th ... Read More

I attached my report...I have a breast tumar last 2 years can this tumar treat with medicine?? Without operation can it possible??

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It can be treated with Chemotherapy / Target therapy. Although I can't see your report attached here. Please attach your reports or set a consult for detailed consult. Thanks ... Read More

Can presence of heavy growth of k. pneumonia shows hyperinflation of lungs on chest xray? Only symptoms were chronic cough and phlegm. Will it reverse back to normal when pneumonia is treated? Please enlighten..

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Yes. Only after appropriate treatment, it will get better ... Read More

I have 3 years old son. He has pneumonia from 1.6 years. When he use medicines he gets normal. After 15 days he starts cough. What is pneumonia, how to control and avoid this permanently. Is it danger for health

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Hello inflammation of the lungs is pneumonia kindly investigate the cause for it under care of paediatrician and decide bye ... Read More

Is there any medicine to treat loneliness? How to treat loneliness? How to know loneliness is getting to your head?

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Chat online ... Read More

I am having puffiness under one eye. Kindly please let me know which medicine or cream I can use to treat puffiness under one eye?

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Relift cream ... Read More

I have been diagnosed with Covid pneumonia. I am feeling very weak. Spo2 is 96-97 daily monitoring. Dry cough. Exertion. Enclosing my prescription and x-ray report for better view. Please guide me if my doctor is treating me with pneumonia medicines??? I am seeking second opinion.

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your doctor should put you on anti viral(like remdesivir) with some immune boost tablets (vit c and zin) rest the treatment is right ... Read More

Hrllo, Is there any antibiotic/medicine or gel that can be used to treat molluscum contagiosum at home.

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MC to be removed. Creams or tablets unlikely to work . Share a pic . Consult me online on practo pro for guidance & prescription. ... Read More

Last month my daughter got severe pneumonia only high fever and no other symptoms. She got hospitalised for 8 days. Faropenem was given in treatment . Post treatment after one month she again got little cough. We consulted doctor. Medicine allegra and mucolite was prescribed. For 1 week. But after that her appetite is reduced and don't show interes

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After pneumonia treatment, cough may take some time to completely resolve. If disturbing nights or affecting health the pls get a physical consultation ... Read More

What is the pneumonia vaccine name for adults and how many vaccines are required? Kindly suggest the details.

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Available pneumonia vaccines for adults: PCV (Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine)
Common names: PCV13 (Prevnar 13), PCV15, PCV20
This vaccine provides strong and long-lasting immunity. PPSV23 (Pneumococca ... Read More

Please give medicine best one for insomnia-Taking this medicine for urine retention and iron deficiency and gastro issues which of this can lead to insomnia which is best medicine to treat insomnia

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Hi.. will need further history regarding the same to advise appropriately. Consult online for further evaluation and management ... Read More

Done throat culture 11 days ago...culture shows kleibsiella pneumonia...under treatment on ciprofloxacin 500 mg for 8 days...symptoms reduced but not fully...wheezing still present...what to do???

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get the cxr repeated ... Read More

I have some kind of pain on the right side of this finger. Some yellow colour fuss is formed on the right side. What may be the reason and how can i treat this?

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Unable to see the pic as its not clear. Anyway Hot fomentation with boric powder two times press it although its paining so pus comes out. Tab zerodol sp three times a day after food for 3to5 day ... Read More

I was having pneumonia I took treatment But i still have dry cough How much time its gonna take to recover

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a physical consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ... Read More

My mother passed away last 25th April. She was diagnosed with COPD and allergic asthma 8 years before. Taking regular medicine. She was diagnosed with pneumonia second time on 16th April. Treating MD in medicine said either it's infection or pulmonary edema, gave some antibiotics. On 18th April after pulmonologist confirmation we hospitalized her t

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It depends upon the infecting organism, severity of infection Patient comorbidities. It is multifactorial ... Read More

A baby is one year old and he was previously suffering from early stage sepsis but after the improvement in his condition a few weeks later now he is suffering from pneumonia Do these two conditions are related if related then how ?

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Yes recurrent respiratory tract infections are common in immunosuppressed patients Need to take proper iv antibiotics and hospital admission ... Read More

I was diagnosed with pneumonia in CT scan and was given medicines such as levocet,azithro,and a cough syrup..After taking it I felt no improvement much so my sputum examinations such as AFB and CBNAAT was done..In which AFB was negative and CBNAAT was negative yet thereafter there was a chest X ray done in which a small patch like thing was seen..S

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ... Read More

My mother developed cough, fever and body pain two days back. Doctors said she is having light wheezing too so taken chest xray and they said she is having pneumonia symptoms and put her on related medicines. I have attached the xray image. She is a heart patient and done stenting five years back. They said no need to admit her cos her wbc levels a

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details. Kindly consult via whatsapp on nine zero two nine six zero zero four seven zero. ... Read More

Hello, My son has got pneumonia on Sep 2023 , hospitalized and doctor said it is due to viral infection and they have provided steroids and after discharge and with 1 week we sent him to school and again he has got fast breathing and wheezing and he has hospitalized and they said some different viral infection and again he has taken steroids and h

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ... Read More

I was suffered from pneumonia with Tuberculosis in last year . Strictly completed 6 months ATD and after reveiw of repeat chest xray doctor stopped the courses advised to lead normal life . While I asked my treating doctor for Pneumonia vaccine he advised not needed as it is applicable for above 60 + age . However some doctor are advised to take v

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No role of vaccine in your age ... Read More

My mother (80 years) is suffering from advanced Parkinson's since last 5 years. She has deficulty swallowing solid food. In the month of February she was diagnosed with Pneumothorax and was treated with ICD procedure. She still has minimal pneumothorax. Is it advisable to give her pneumonia vaccine?

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please get her pneumothorax treated first ... Read More

I had given a sputum for culture and it showed K pneumonia heavy growth. In 2021 also i had same infection and was treated with cefuroxime.. idk how it came back! My parents also cough most of the time and when i asked them to get tested for this as a precautionary measure, they tend to scold me.. This time cefuroxime shows resistance.. So i am wo

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Need few more details Kindly consult ... Read More

My mother is a lung cancer patient with near complete resolution.. She was on immunotherapy.. She has low oxygen level.. Her HRCT study of Thorax shows fibro atelectatic changes in right upper lobe apical segment, cut off of airway. Early bronchietatic changes. Ground glass opacity with prominent septal markings (Recticular opacities) bilaterally

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Sir consult online.will explain ... Read More

My 69 year old mother is a 3rd stage lung cancer patient who is on her 17th cycle of immunotherapy.. Immunotherapy is supposed to boost up Immunity and is not like chemotherapy.. The immunotherapy damaged her lungs leaving patches.. now her oxygen dip to 70 and she is admitted in ICU.. Doctors suspect pneumonia?? Is it possible to have pneumonia wh

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I am sorry for the condition of ur mother But yes Immunotherapy can cause pneumonitis in 10 percent of patient. ... Read More

My 69 year old mother is admitted in ICU for pneumonia since 2 days.. She is stable.. She is a lung cancer patient on immunotherapy.. She also had pneumonia before 2 yrs ago but that time no broncoscopy was done and she was treated with medicines.. No sputum test was done either.. Why this time doctors are saying to perform Broncoscopy?? Isn't the

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Ask treating doctors for bronchoscopy indication May be due to mucous collection in respiratory tract But it's not necessarily in case of pneumonia Patient condition also matter ... Read More

My 69 year old mother who has lung cancer and was on immunotherapy.. was having coughing since 4 months, doctor doubted on pneumonitis.. her oxygen level was dipping a bit too but she was fine! Now suddenly since 1 week her oxygen level started dipping 70 but she had no cold or flu and so she is admitted and doctor saying she has pneumonia.. treatm

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it can be a bacterial pneumonia as she is immunosuppressed also immunotherapy agents are prone to cause lung fibrosis and pneumonitis which can lead to desaturation and dyspnea kindly consult ... Read More

Can pneumonia be contagious?? Please reply DOCTORS 🙏🏼. My younger sibling is having pneumonia do I have it?? Can I get it

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Yes it is contagious ... Read More

How many days does pneumonia fever lasts??. And what other that antibiotics should a child do to recover quickly

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It's all depends on severity of pneumonia. timely diagnosis and suitable antibiotics treat it in 7 days ... Read More

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