I'm dealing with asthma and have been for the past 5 years. I've been using Duolin Rotacap for some relief. Should I keep using it, or is there another medication that might help prevent my asthma symptoms?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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continue the same medication

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I'm really worried about having dust in my lungs because I've started coughing up bloody sputum. It makes me feel a bit scared about the health of my lungs. What should I do to fully diagnose the cause of this? Could this be weakening my lungs? Would really appreciate some advice.

Ecg and xray chest pa view,also sputum for AFB and microscopy is advised to the patient.

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I've recently had a medical exam and the CT scan shows an inflamed lymph node. The tests for tuberculin skin and IGRA were positive, but Sputum smears and cultures were negative. I did have pneumonia in the left lower lobe back in 2019. Could this inflammation be from that past pneumonia, or is it latent TB? How long does treatment usually take in cases like this?

total 6 months of ATT course, 2months intensive phase and 4 months continous phase

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What should a person's oxygen saturation level be in the morning right after waking up? My dad's SPO2 is generally above 92 throughout the day, but it seems to dip to around 87 in the morning. Is this something normal, or should I be concerned?

Its not normal,check his pulmonary functions,it might be falling even more during night soo,visit Pulmonologist for evaluation and follow up.

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