Question 1

I'm a bit concerned about something I've noticed with my chest area. On the left side, where my ribs are, it seems more distended compared to the right side, especially after I eat. It's often linked with gas or indigestion, but there's no pain, and it doesn't happen every timeit just catches my attention when it does. Sometimes, I can even hear what sounds like my rib rubbing or adjusting. Does this sound like something I should be worried about?

Accepted Answer

do chest x ray

Question 2

I'm a bit worried about my friend who's been dealing with a cold for nearly a week now. We visited a pulmonologist, and he checked her mouth and ears, then performed this thing called fremitus on her chest. But he didn't ask her to say '99' or 'bluem...

Accepted Answer

do the test

Question 3

I've been smoking since 2015, going through about 30-35 packs a week, but I quit around 9-10 months ago. Lately, I've been having these chest pains and it's kind of hard to breathe sometimes. What should I do about that?

Accepted Answer

do chest xray

Question 4

I'm really concerned because I recovered from COVID about a month and a half ago, but I've had this persistent cough for the last two months. There's no mucus, flu, or cold symptoms accompanying it. Should I be worried about this lingering cough, and...

Accepted Answer

Tab azithromycin 500mg,orally,once daily for 3 days is advised to the patient.

Question 5

I've been a smoker for 6 years, but I quit cold turkey about 9 months ago. I'm really curious, are my lungs as healthy as someone who never smoked at all?

Accepted Answer

better then somkers

Question 6

I've been dealing with a cough that started a couple of months ago after I had a cold. I went to the clinic and got some medicine, but the cough stayed, and theres been this weird sound coming from my chest. I visited the doctor again about two weeks...

Accepted Answer

Probable diagnosis is upper respiratory tract infection.Patient is advised tab augmentin 625mg orally,thrice dailly for 5 days,tab levocetrizine 10 mg for 5 days and syrup salbutoml 10 ml thrice dailly for 5 days.

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