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Answered by Dr. Gabriel Matias

Why is there breathlessness in a CKD stage 5 patient?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your father's potassium and creatinine levels are high. The breathlessness may be because of pulmonary edema. There is no specific medicine for these cases, as the best treatment is dialysis. Consider talking to your nephrologist to do the dialysis more frequently, since it seems to not be enough just twice weekly.

April 30, 2025

Can Anavar be used to heal bone and cartilage damage in case of a labral tear?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Oxandrolone may help more with bone pain than healing. However, in your case, you are asymptomatic, so there is no major gain in taking it. It may increase bone resorption. Also, considering it being a steroid, a wide variety of side effects may come.

April 13, 2023

What could be the reason for diarrhea and vomiting and how to treat it?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. At your age, the threat of dehydration is bigger than a younger person. If the diarrhea is clear with no mucus or blood, the most important thing is to drink at least a cup of oral rehydration salts for each deposition. If because of vomits, you cannot ingest this amount of liquid or diarrhea involves mucus and blood, go to your nearest emergency.

January 12, 2023

How to treat early-stage osteoarthritis and low vitamin D levels?

Hello,Welcome to iclinq.com.I understand your concern.You are a young male, and low vitamin D levels are uncommon at your age. Considering the pain you mention in your hands, I want to investigate this cause because it may be a systemic disease. I recommend a daily vitamin D supplementation of 600 IU (international unit).

January 12, 2023

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