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Father is suffering from TB. What food should he take and avoid while on DOTS treatment?
Query: Hello doctor, My father is 48 years old. He has been suffering from pleural effusion and TB for the last two months. DOTS treatment is going on. I want to know what foods should he take and what should he avoid. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Good your father is under treatment, continue without any break, that is the most important thing. Diet also plays a vital role in TB treatment. Consume fruits, and vegetables like oranges, mango, sweet pumpkin, carrots, guava, amla (Indian gooseberry), tomato, nuts,... Read Full »
Is Pancreatin effective for treating acute pancreatitis?
Query: Hello doctor,I was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and bilateral pleural effusion in the lungs with consolidation in the left lung. All KFT (kidney function tests) and LFT (liver function tests) are normal. I have been on intravenous fluids for two days without eating. Now the doctor prescribed Pa... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I am very sorry about your medical condition. Do not worry; I am here to take care of you. Regarding your questions about stomach symptoms after the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, my answer is no, it will not cause any harm to your stomach flora. The reason why he gave... Read Full »
I have tuberculosis of the pleura. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been detected with tuberculosis after pleural effusion. It has been a month. I have been taking the tuberculosis (TB) medicine, but my X-ray is still not clear. I am being suggested that the pleural layer may need a surgery to be taken out and would not get dissolved with medica... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Tuberculosis of the pleura is a common entity. In your case, it seems diagnosis must have been confirmed by thoracocentesis or a pleural tap and that fluid must have been sent for investigations. I would like to see those reports also. Pleural effusion needs to be drained... Read Full »
My mom has stage 4 cancer and is in pain. Please help.
Query: Dear Doctor, After analysis of pleural effusion fluid, my mother has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer - CUP, poorly differentiated carcinoma. She has exhibited lower lobe fibrosis for at least three years, has normal kidney lab work at this time, previous breast carcinoma ductal in situ with remov... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the information given. To get the facts right, patient is a 74 year old female with prior history of Anal canal cancer and Breast cancer (DCIS) treated with surgery and radiation. Her co-morbidity includes osteoporosis / prior UTI / Lung fibrosis / multiple f... Read Full »
Will CAT scan show lung cancer if pleural effusion is present?
Query: Hello doctor, How likely is a CAT scan to show a lung cancer if a pleural effusion is present? My husband has a pleural effusion and has had four CT scans, none of which show any suspicious mass. Cytology records are inconclusive. I am wondering if the presence of the pleural effusion limits the vi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Detection of tumor on CAT (computed tomography) scan has nearly 85 to 90 percent efficacy which further increases to 95 percent in post-contrast studies. The pleasurable effusion can be due to numerous causes and in your case due to mucous plugging causing lung lobe col... Read Full »
I have pleural effusion with a mass in my lung. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have recently visited emergency room (ER) due to a shortness of breath (sob). Then, I was diagnosed with a pleural effusion of the left lung. Blood work and urinalysis completed during the visit showed normal values. I had a chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan, which confirmed... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. In case of pleural effusion with mass in the lung, any doctor should do the suspect tumor in the lung. Other conditions can cause pleural effusion like infection, inflammation, etc.; these conditions would have shown in the pleural fluid analysis. The option you have is ... Read Full »
Do all pleural effusions need pleurodesis?
Query: Hi doctor, The patient is a 52 years old female. 25 days ago, core biopsy of retroperitoneal lymph node non-Hodgkin's mature B cell lymphoma diffusely positive for CD10, CD20, BCL6 and BCL12. Bone marrow biopsy showed erythroid hyperplasia with focal micronormoblastic maturation. She is suffering wi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you very much for being specific in what you want to ask. For lymphoma associated effusion, we do not suggest pleurodesis (procedure to remove excess fluid in pleural space) as most of the patient responds to chemotherapy. One cycle is a short time to... Read Full »
My father has a growth with fluid in his lungs. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My father's CT scan suggests some growth in the chest. The doctor already did bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, and some other tests to identify the cause of the fluid in the lungs, but nothing was found in those reports. So now the doctor wants to do a chest CT scan guided biopsy for that ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As a general rule, any growth is treated as a tumor. A tumor can be benign or cancerous (malignant). However, the elderly age group has a higher risk of cancerous lung growth. So in your father's case, it would be easier to say something definitive in favor of any po... Read Full »
Why do I get back pain while breathing?
Query: Hi doctor, I am getting pain, which starts in the right lower back. It hurts when I breathe and also when I stand, sit and sleep. I know that it is not kidney stones. But I do not know what it is. I am a 45-year-old female. My weight is 190 lbs. I am not on any regular medication. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query, and I can understand your concern. Pain over the back while breathing needs to be evaluated thoroughly. In most cases, it is caused by some minor condition like sprained rib or some contusion of the rib caused by minor trauma or fall... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, Can you please explain the significance of the following findings for the lungs? Hazy right midlung opacity. Streaky left basilar opacities. Possible trace left pleural effusion. I would like to tell you that I suffered from pneumonia once six years ago and once five years ago.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and I can understand your concern.I have gone through the X-ray report you mentioned. (Attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). Hazy right midlung opacities - This means right middle lobe inflammation. Streaky basilar opacity - ... Read Full »