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Needle Biopsy
My 67 yr old mother has decided to go for needle biopsy after listening to all the advice from all doctors but she has a regular cough.. I'm worried that what would happen if she coughs during the procedure? Should we do something or will the doctor doing the procedure do something about this? We have ten days left, any precautions we should take before going in?
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Need a Consultation to pulmonologist for better evaluation and tratment
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You haven't explained why she needs a biopsy..does her ct scan show changes or any lymph nodes..?
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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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give cough supressants prior to biopsy..and xylocain nebs too if required..if it's a lung biopsy we are talking then depending on the site there's chances of pneumothorax which increases if she coughs a lot during procedure
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Better to use cough suppressant.pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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