Question 1

My mom has bronchial asthma and had surgery to remove air from her lungs, but the X-ray still shows some air trapped inside. She's a bit overweight and tries to walk daily, but gets breathless after just a few steps. What can we do to help her breathe better and manage this?

Accepted Answer

To improve your mom's breathing and manage her air trapping after surgery, focus on managing her asthma, weight, and breathing exercises, and consider consulting with a pulmonologist

Question 2

I'm wondering if it's common for someone with TB on medication to have trouble breathing, feel chest tightness, or experience restlessness at times. I've also been diagnosed with LRTI and had a tuberculous pleural effusion that was drained. The doctors mentioned something about possibly having sarcoidosis too, and I'm a bit worried. Is this something that can happen?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 3

I've recently had an HRCT chest scan and it mentions bilateral minimal pleural effusion and infective etiology with a CO-RADS score of 2. Can you tell me if this is something serious or is it treatable? Also, I've had three head CT scans, two of which were done just two weeks apart back in 2018, and then another HRCT scan plus a few X-rays in 2020two for my chest and one for my throat. I'm kind of worried about whether all these scans could make me prone to cancer or cause any cell damage in the future. I'm a 27-year-old female and this is really concerning to me. What do you think?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

I'm a bit worried about my x-ray results. It mentioned there's a mild increase in perihilar bronchovascular markings in both lung fields. Is this something I should be concerned about?

Patient is advised tab augmentin 625 mg ,orally, thrice daily for 7 days, tab levocetrizine 10 mg bedtime for 5 days and syrup salbutamol 10 ml thrice dailly for 7 days .

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My mom has bronchial asthma and had surgery to remove air from her lungs, but the X-ray still shows some air trapped inside. She's a bit overweight and tries to walk daily, but gets breathless after just a few steps. What can we do to help her breathe better and manage this?

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