Medical Advice on "General Practitioner"

I suffer throat and nose irritation with fever. Is it sinus infection?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your summary. Sorry for your suffering. My best guess probably you are suffering from GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Before making that diagnosis I need few more information regarding your ailment...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Medhun Kumar

Grafted unhealing leg wound opened up after 12 years. Is it varicose veins?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Wound dehiscence occurs when surgical wound closures reopen instead of proper healing. Reasons or people who are at high risk for wound dehiscence are as follows: Patients with a weak immune system or those people who are ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vandana Andrews

Kindly explain the ways to increase the body weight.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With the details you gave I understand that you are an 18-year-old girl who is slim and unable to increase weight. Also, I see that your Body Mass Index is 15.43. Where as the weight that is desirable to you would be abo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

Burning pain in my legs worsens on sitting. Is it due to varicose veins?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Leg pain can have so many causes but from your history of aching after sitting suggest a possibility of DVT (deep vein thrombosis). DVT is the formation of a blood clot in a deep leg vein (blood vessel). The pain is ty...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Priety

Can liver metastasis be confirmed in a CT scan?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, CT (computed tomography) scan can detect suspected primary tumor or metastasis in the liver. However, it is not confirmatory, a biopsy is needed to say its malignant origin if the primary tumor is not already fou...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Senduran N

There is swelling of arms and feet in a heart failure patient. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The problems you are facing is due to heart's failure to maintain the normal circulation. So the fluid gets stagnated in the interstitial tissue causing swollen feet, arms and fluid in lungs causing breathing problem...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Senduran N

I have breast lump with pain and itching. Is it normal?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you mentioned some years ago, there were lumps in your breast. These can indicate that you have fibroadenosis/ fibroadenoma. In some occassions since it is a hyperplastic cystic disease (where cells are multiplying r...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy

I get chest pain that goes up to throat. Should I be concerned?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Chest pain in your case can be due to either cardiac disease for which I may need more elaborated details from you or it could be due to gastritis. Sometimes, pain from heart referred to left arm, jaw, throat and ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Yashas Saipangallu

I had a toe injury and getting pain in the toe nail. Is it due to gangrene or bruise?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the photographs. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The photograph sent by you shows some ecchymosis over the nail base and the adjoining skin. This is due to the weight that fell on the t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

I have constant minor chest and neck pain. Is it due to smoking?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all congrats on the resolve to quit smoking. Half the job is done. Now please walk the talk. The other half. Whatever damage has been done will gradually reverse back. Also, start on some breathing exercises ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N