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Sir my nephew Rakesh Gupta is just 18 years old his right lungs are collapse so pls guid me how to treat .... already we have taken ICD chest tube insert before 8 month for 5 month ICD it was in the chest...but after window surgery...his ICD remove but after may n that time he was doing spirometry and fool ball blleader exercise also doing not more

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Find out the cause for collapse , Do Bronchoscope ...  Read More

Recently I was in a confrentation and i have a question. Can one punch cause 2 fractured ribs and a collapsed lung?

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Hi when I was very little both of my lungs collapsed should I still be worried about if anything bad could still happen after like 18 years?

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You need to see a Pulmonologist with a ct scan of chest to see if anything can be done. ...  Read More

Having acute pain in left chest & shoulder backside. CT Scan report says left upper lobe collapse with mediastinal nodes, pleural thickening & fluid - infective. Xray report says left old healed koch's sequel. Bronchoscopy is negative. MDR for TB are in course since last 3 months. No improvement in pain. how lung pain can reduced & improve.

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You said that your bronchoscopy is negative, please specify what negative means? Please let me know how MDR TB is diagnosed in your case. It is important so as to understand your problem of Chest pain ...  Read More

Lungs collapse after that we have contacted with nearest doctor. Chest tube injected after operation, please help me how to recover immediately and also find attachment of x Ray

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Hi It's inflammation of lungs. I hope you are under Antibiotics. Usually after 7 to 10 days chest tube will be removed. And the inflammation will settle in 2 to 4 days. ...  Read More

Hi, My grandmother has got infection in her left lung due to which the lung has become unfunctional. She is currently on ventilator due to this. Broncoscopy was performed twice on her left lung. She is unconscious and has electrolyte disbalance along with lung infection. Please suggest methods to make her lung functional. Regards, Jay

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Hi Infection has to settle with antibiotics. Then she needs repeat x-ray and follow up ...  Read More

I've recently had a punctured and collapsed lung from a stab wound , and it's been a week since I've been out of the hospital. I know I can't smoke since it'll probably collapse my lung and cause breathing problems. But I've coughed blood recently , just a little bit but I started vaping as an alternative and was wondering if that was what caused m

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Vaping can cause cough and excessive or forceful coughing can lead to blood while cough. I would advise you to stop smoking, vaping, tobacco chewing to let you body heal faster. ...  Read More

I was recently diagonsed 3 times over a period of 1 month for pneumothorax. Chest tube was inserted 3 times as diesease reoccurred. Finally in good major hospital of South Delhi, after endoscopy, suction machine, one inflammable liquid was poured into my chest via chest tube. Now there are 2 issues :- 1. There used to be pain sometimes in different

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Hi ya it will heal in 3 eeks time as said by doc. its safe just see that dressing done after autoclaving the disposables they use it. ...  Read More

Hi i am tb paitent , due to tb , there is some air & fluid in my right lung , doctor insert chest tube to drain fluid , actualy its one and half month passed whene they started my tb treatment & insert chest tube in my chest , my daily avrg drain is 60- 70 ml , may i know when they remove chest tube , and please tell me how can i reduce dra

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Just continue your treatment. Slowly the drain will reduce. You can do anything else. Just take high protein diet and dont miss your tablet ...  Read More

My 13 yr old has an eardrum collapsing. He had tubes put in when he was 5. How is this treated?

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He seems to be suffering from chronic eustachian tube dysfunction. If symptoms are significant then again ventilation tubes may have to be put. Eustachian tuboplasty can also be helpful ...  Read More

I have chest pain and lungs pain When we draw breath from the stomach, it becomes very hard and pain increased in chest and I have cough also this pain happened around 30 days more than

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I have chest pain and pain in both lungs When we draw breath from the stomach, it is taking very hard and chest pain increased .and I have cough also it's pain happened around 30 days more than

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

I am having chest congestion. Whenever I sit in AC room/ blocked room, take cold beverages, I find it difficult to breathe. I feel congestion in my lungs/ chest. Please suggest me some medicine doctor. Thank you.

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Take a consultation with Pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment ...  Read More

Hello Doctor I am Poonam my daughter is 12 year old. She have chest pain , it pains near her lungs and it always has pain on left side It doesn't pain in heart or near heart but it always pain in lungs please give any advice Thank you

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Get a HRCT CHEST done and consult ...  Read More

In my hrct-chest there is a point which says that ' the esophagus is collapsed". What's the meaning of that sentence?

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Hello I am having no other symptoms of corona But I am feeling like I am having weight or pressure on lungs or chest Could it be covid19? could it get worse? Should I do RTPCR test Cause u know in india everything is corrupted So if I don't have covid then it gives positive only Do plz suggest me to do test or no?

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Needed detailed history, do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management ...  Read More

Can anyone tell what does this report says? apart from left lung collapse. Is this okay or anything serious.

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Hi. I understand your concerns. Open a private consult for a detailed analysis and to suggest you further management plan ...  Read More

I'm observing a tube like structure beside my left chest ribs, just beside the nipple starting from the middle of chest and it goes under the chest. I feel the tube like structure when even I touch with my fingers. I feel the same tube like structure is on my right chest too, but it's very small and doesn't feel much big. Is it something related to

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Needs to discuss completely on this through Practo platform ...  Read More

Dear Sir/ Madam, I lost job and returned to my native place from qatar due to calcified dots in chest lungs. I met a chest physician from here and taken HRCT scan as per his advice. The report says it's normal . Kindly let me know , can i apply GAMCA medical test on this medical report

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Yes you can ...  Read More

Is HRCT chest and HRCT lungs same?@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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Hi Both are same ...  Read More

I collapsed 5 days ago I had pins and needles in right leg and arm went giddy and hot flushes fit got rushed to hospital blood was clear chest X-ray was clear the hospital want to do a mri scan to see what caused me to collapse

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Okay . HOMOEOPATHIC treatment can permanently cure this problem of yours rapidly effectively and efficiently without any side effects ...  Read More

My grandmother is 70 years old who suffers with depression and has been collapsing. She states that her “knees just give way and goes down” She said she doesn’t feel “it coming on” and I’m terribly concerned for her health. She told me she went to the doctors about it which I strongly doubt happened otherwise there probably would have been headsc

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HOMOEOPATHIC treatment can permanently cure this problem of your mother rapidly effectively and efficiently without any side effects ...  Read More

I am tb paitent , my tb medicine start one and half month before , doctor put chest tube in my chest , pus is getting out from my chest through chest tube , in starting when i admit to hospital my fever was 103 , and all the time fever presist with bad cough , after one month i was felling well now i just have fever once in a day my weight is also

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u can try once homeopathic treatment it give u positive result to cure ur pus collection along with ur all complain. ...  Read More

Grettings to all , i am a t.b paitent , when i was admit to hospital doctar suggest me for chest xray , because hi had cough & lite fever from last 2 months , in cough they said their is water or pus in your lungs , & they put chest tube in my ribs to drain water from chest wall & send me for ct scane , next docter told me that in ct re

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It is pulmonary tuberculosis... And the treatment going on is the proper treatment.. It will take little time ... ...  Read More

Hi could you kindly explain the consequences of a person who has a lung cancer and has a right upper lobe completely collapsed.

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Rush for treatment. Consiquencies can be any depending in bulk and site involvement. ...  Read More

I've recently had a collapsed lung is it right to feel bruzied inside a a week later

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Ya it's quite natural... But you have to take some further medication for further health... ...  Read More

I've been having tight chest pains, almost a suffocating/drowning feeling in my lungs. When I cough the pain increases, making breathing more difficult.

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Kindly go for chest x-ray and spirometry..once reports available kindly consult your chest physician or consult me... ...  Read More

My knee collapsed and I am unsure why it has been 3 days since it collapsed and is not getting better

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Your history suggests that there might be a ligamentous issue in your knee. ...  Read More

I've been having pain in my chest when i breath in, i've had mucus im having trouble breathing and i'm lightheaded.

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U may be having some respiratory infection but clinical evaluation is necessary for any conclusion. ...  Read More

Sir i have getting pain on my left corner of chest inside the lungs and entire abdomen area from the last week to i am suffering with this pain i take these medicine from the nearest doctor but i did not get any relax medicines are maalox ,esom-20,loflam-100mg

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Get an echo and X Ray of chest and share the results with me. Dr Nishith Chandra, MD,DM, FSCAI(USA) Director Interventional Cardiologist Fortis Escorts Heart Institute NEW DELHI I N D I A ...  Read More

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