Know How Our iCliniq Doctor Helped a Patient Who Shared a Video of Him Exhaling Forcefully

A patient with a history of hay fever and a few recent symptoms that seemed to him like allergic asthma attached videos of how he forcefully exhaled and asked our iCliniq doctor if he needed to seek treatment. He also gave his medication history and mentioned that he faced chest tightness, wheezing, throat tightness, and cough.

Our iCliniq doctor went through the query and asked a few questions that he wanted the patient to add on for better clarity of the condition. He asked the patient which time of the day were his symptoms worse and the influence of seasons on his symptoms. He also requested his familial historyof asthma and liver function test reports, if taken.

The patient replied, saying that none of his family members were diagnosed with asthma and that his mother suffered seasonal allergies like his. He categorized the symptoms to be seasonal and that they aggravated during the day. He also said that he did not undergo a liver function test.

After going through the video and the patient’s reply, our doctor said that he did not feel that it was a breathing difficulty, but disproportionate breathing with prolonged exhale than the inhale. He also narrowed down the diagnosis to obstructive lung disease or bronchial asthma, although bronchial asthma felt more relevant to him, correlating his history and the video. He suggested consulting a pulmonologist or a specialist in internal medicine for the same. He also gave a heads up on what would be done as treatment and the required tests. He guaranteed the patient that there were various treatment modalities, even if it were asthma. He asked the patient to stay away from the allergen and agreed that the allergen was difficult to spot.

The patient reverted, saying that he found the doctor’s reply helpful and prompt and appreciated our doctor for his professionalism and compassion.