Know How iCliniq’s Pulmonologist Helped a COVID Patient

A COVID positive patient with mild symptoms and oxygen levels around 90 % to 100 % for the past three days attached some reports and wanted to know what CORADS (Coronavirus Disease Reporting and Data System) 6 and CT (computerized tomography) severity score meant? He further asked our doctor to suggest an antiviral medication for his condition and asked if he needs to take another CT chest after five days and also enquired if he can stop Azithromycin.

Our iCliniq doctor enduringly went through all his attached reports and diagnosed him with bronchopneumonia due to COVID. He said that CORADS means COVID infection, and 6/25 means the infection is mild. He also mentioned that he was at the initial stages of COVID pneumonia and asked him not to worry as it can be treated. The doctor suggested he take antiviral medications along with his present medications and also advised him to get admitted to the hospital if the oxygen saturation level goes below 92 %. Our doctor suggested Favipiravir and asked him to consider taking another CT chest after five days. He also asked him not to stop Azithromycin as it can help protect him from secondary infections and told him that he could recover within 14 days, and asked him not to worry.

The patient was very grateful to our doctor for curing his anxiety. The patient reverted after five days with a CT chest, saying his symptoms had drastically reduced, and he was happy that he got back his sense of smell. And he also felt that the lung infection had slightly increased and wanted our doctor to review the reports and suggest to him the needful.

Our doctor went through his reports and told him that his infection has moved from mild stage to moderate stage. He asked him not to worry as he was still in a stable health condition. He also inquired if he was sleeping in an air-conditioned room, as it can aggravate the condition. The doctor also suggested that there is no need to change the medication and asked him to continue the same and suggested that he take a lot of fluids and vitamin C-rich foods to enhance his immunity.

The patient reverted, saying that the doctor’s words were so reassuring and he was feeling much better, and he was surprised about the changes in the lungs. He said that he used to have some pressure or pain in the lungs, but now he feels he is completely out of it and also feels that his lungs are clear. He also informed that he just has a sore throat and asked if it could be because of excessive sweating and was worried if COVID would reoccur with these symptoms.

Our doctor told him that the medications are working well, his body is also responding well to those medications, and asked him not to worry regarding these minor sufferings as it is the nature of COVID to cause some peculiar complications and suggested him taking glucose mixed water if he is not diabetic in order to boost his energy levels and also told him that sore throat can be due to excessive sweating and suggested him to gargle with lukewarm salt water three to four times a day and also to take ginger tea to soothe his throat.