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Pneumonia patient
My mother has been discharged from the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia. She was in there for 6 days. Chest congestion is not entirely clear. What should we do? What things she should keep in mind and how will the pneumonia be cured completely ?
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Pneumonia depends on if it's bacterial viral or organizing, need detailed history and scans .
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consult Pulmonologist
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Hi. I understand your concerns. Depends on the extent and cause of pneumonia. Opena private consult for me to explain you the further management plan and to send you treatment prescription for chest congestion.
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Needed detailed history do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Neha Magaji
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
Pneumonia can be cured with antibiotics . Having said that , the cough could continue for sometime until it completely settles . What exactly is the extent of pneumonia ? What antibiotics did she receive ? Any breathlessness issues ? All these details are required to able to tell in detail. You could consider for a consult for detailed discussion so that I could see all the reports and discuss action plan and further course
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Dr. Santosh Jha
Pulmonologist
11 yrs exp
Delhi
for chest congestion she needs to take medications in the form of nebulisation and other oral drugs prescribed by your doctor on discharge..finish the course of antibiotics..
consult a Pulmonologist for detailed evaluation and management!
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