Question 1

I'm really worried about my uncle. He got over covid about 2 months ago, but he still isn't doing well. He was in the hospital and got steroids and medications like remedesivir and faviflu, and they said he had viral pneumonia. They let him go after 20 days, but now he's got this persistent fever around 99-100, and his oxygen levels are worrying me since theyre down to about 89. I checked his CRP, and it's sitting at 8. Even though his reports look clean, the CT scan shows some GGO formation. Whats freaking me out is when he moves, his oxygen can drop to as low as 73. Could you please give me some advice on what to do next?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonologist opinion is advised to the patient.

Question 2

I'm feeling really concerned because every night between 6 PM and 3 AM, I start getting a fever accompanied by chills and sweating. After the fever, I find it hard to take deep breaths, only managing about 8 seconds sometimes. Sometimes, the fever even hits in the evening and morning. I'm also experiencing pain on the right side of my chest, especially when I cough or try to take a long breath. I recently got an X-ray, and it mentioned something about a thick-walled cavitory lesion in the right mid-zone with some surrounding consolidation. Does this sound serious? What could it possibly mean for my health?

Accepted Answer

check for Tuberculosis and further

Question 3

What is meant by pleural-based homogeneous soft tissue opacities? I got my CT scan report, and it mentions two pleural-based homogeneous soft tissue opacities. One is about 44.7mm by 18.3mm in the posterior lateral basal segment and another 55.5mm by 26mm in the posterior and medial basal segment of the right lower lobe. Theres also a smaller one, about 12.5mm by 3.9mm in the superior segment of the left lower lobe. The report says there's no calcification or lucent areas in the masses, and no hilar lymphadenopathy or pleural effusion, thickening, or calcification. Could you help me understand what all this means?

Accepted Answer

there might be fibrosis at that point of lung ,that refers to opacities

yes because of irritation and infection you will get cough

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