Pleural Disease Treatment

Health Q&A
Tb fever and appetite

Does regain of appetite and fever resolving im one week means tb is not drug resistance after starting tb treatment

Antihistamines cause weight gain

Do antihistamines cause weight gain? I gain weight very easily Please help to know Levocetirizine??

Tb treatment

Can I use chilly smoke to induce cough in milliary tb after starting akt 3 cough has stopped coming but chest x ray has worsen doctor is suspecting drug resistance and has advised to go for genexpert.

Drug resistance tb

Can stopping milliary tb treatment for 15 days due to liver injury leads to development of drug resistance . Can giving more dose of att (not according to weight band ) leads to liver injury

Sudden shock in chest when I lie down

I feel sudden shock in chest when I lie down suddenly on bed, on sit on sofa, this is not happen every time, occasionally I get this. I have been facing this issue from last 5 years. The shock will last only for 1 sec not more than that. What could be the reason? I had done ECG and Holter monitor, all came out normal. I suffer from GERD and I can not hold my breath longer.

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