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Covid damage lung
I have attached my x ray film
I had covid in first wave
Can someone tell me how much my lungs are damaged in covid
approximately 5% or 10%
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kindly discuss for your concern.
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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.
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The extent of damage to the lungs is not assessed by plain X ray chest. It is assessed by HRCT.
Please get an HRCT done if you are really interested in finding the extent of damage to the lungs.
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Are you having any breathlessness, cough,?
You can do a HRCT lung to see if any damage to lungs due to covid
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Dr. Reshma Rahman
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Delhi
Kindly consult.....
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
You need further evaluation.
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Hyderabad
HRCT WITH PFT WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW THE EXTENT
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Dr. Syed Jawwad Hashmi
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Hrct or pet scan will show it.. xray will not show anything
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Verma
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Gurgaon
You should do high resolution contrast CT scan of chest to make more evaluation of lung .
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Don't worry about damage.
You should follow good life style as take plenty of fluid and take less spicy and fatty foods and
don't smoke and
don't take sugar and it's byproduct
and do exercise regularly with yoga and meditation.
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You should keep positive attitude to fight any disease and any problem of your life.
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Dr. M. A. Mohamed Iqbal
General Physician
8 yrs exp
Chennai
Needs a CT Thorax for assessment of lung damage.
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kindly consult pulmonologist
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