Intensive care units (ICUs) offer emergency treatment and monitoring to patients who are critically ill. They have professionally qualified healthcare specialists, trained nurses, staff, and advanced monitoring technology. Most of the patients who are admitted to the intensive care units have more than one disease.
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Can external tube feeding pose risks for a newborn?
Query: Hello doctor, Our newborn baby suffered in first inhalation and his heartbeat stopped one second and then his breath and heartbeat got restored. But x-ray shows some traces (please refer attachement). His heart is normal and he is in ICU for normal treatment of oxygen and normal feeding through ex... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the information provided about the condition of the baby, baby did not breathe soon after birth, which babies should normally do. So, the baby was given breathing support from outside, so that baby breathed after a minute and hence restored breathing and heartbeat... Read Full »
My friend suffered a mild stroke. Please check his reports.
Query: Hello doctor, My friend had a mild stroke, and his left side is numb. He is admitted to the ICU currently. Please check the attached report and suggest your opinion. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Inspecting the report (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), the patient suffers from a hemorrhagic stroke. The hemorrhage on the right side of the brain is very big, around 6 x 3 x 3 cm in size, a... Read Full »
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