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Can I have a permanent cure for pulmonary hypertension?
Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from rheumatoid arthritis for the past 15 years, which has now affected my whole body. For one and a half years, I am getting shortness of breath and cough. Last year, when I was admitted to the hospital to get this treated, my doctor advised me to use external oxygen for t... Read Full »
Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Both rheumatoid arthritis and pulmonary hypertension are chronic diseases. As there is no permanent cure for it, treatment in such cases aims to control symptoms only. Medicines help only to control the symptoms. You are a known rheumatoid arthritis patient and now have ... Read Full »
My mother-in-law has cough and breathlessness. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My mother in law is 75 years old and she is diabetic. She had been treated for ulcer one year back. She is suffering from cough and breathlessness for more than two weeks. Doctor advised for a CT scan. Please see the attached report and guide us further. What does the report say? How... Read Full »
Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the history and CT scan report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your mother in law is a known diabetic. Now, she is suffering from cough and breathlessness since last 2-3 weeks. This can be due to COPD which is chronic obstructive pulmonary... Read Full »
Can a cough for the past one month be cured?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 22-year-old male. My weight is 110.23 pounds. Around 50 days ago, I had a sore throat, nose itching, and cough. I noticed a tiny amount of blood with mucus (only two times). I do not know whether it has come from the lung or nose or throat. Then, my doctor told me to get a complete... Read Full »
Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing your query to me. Recurrent episodes of a cough especially at night, chest tightness and difficulty in breathing are symptoms of asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease affecting the airways. It is due to the allergic reactions to environmental allerg... Read Full »
Please suggest a treatment plan for a patient with chronic cough.
Query: Hi doctor,My mother underwent gallbladder surgery 10 months ago. For the past three months, she started having a chronic cough. She tried many home remedies. She did not recover completely. I took my mother recently for a health checkup. As I suspected the chest report was not fine. But, the doctor ... Read Full »
Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for choosing this platform. As you said your mother is having chronic cough four months after surgery. It can be just a coincidental finding as her X-ray (attachment removed to protect patient identity) is showing prominent basal vascular markings and the cou... Read Full »