Medical Advice on "Infectious Diseases"

My COVID-19 positive brother feels abnormality near the lungs on taking a deep breath. Why?

Thanks for your query. Happy to know that your brother is either asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Although he doesn't have breathing difficulty while walking, he appears to have such difficulties while running. While that may be inconsequential, i...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

Can I get both the MMR vaccine booster shot and the flu vaccine together?

Hi, Thanks for your query. I wanted to know whether you had taken MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine in childhood, and whether you had measles earlier. If not, then it is advisable. Even if you had the measles vaccine in childhood, without h...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

I get recurrent diarrhea with IBS. Kindly suggest medication.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to have given too many medicines and incomplete diagnosis. Anemia- based only on Hb value of 9.9 g/dl. This value can be managed by having an effective diet planned by a qualified nutritionist with the di...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

I have a headache after I tripped and hit my head. Can brain bleed be the cause?

Thanks for your query. It's unfortunate what you are facing. Firstly, the symptoms continue long after corona negativity. So it might be just a continuation if that episode. If it was due to possible damage in brain or its associated structures due ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

I had fever for two days with chest and throat pain. Is this COVID-19 infection?

Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I feel sorry for your discomfort. COVID-19 causes several symptoms including those happening to you. In addition, it causes breathlessness, cough, diarrhea, loss of smell, appetite, which associated with positiv...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

I am taking FabiFlu and Dolo for COVID-19. Are these the right medicines?

Thanks for your query. Please share complete details of all your reports and treatments prescribed. Fabiflu (Favipiravir) needs to be taken in appropriate doses (about 122 tablets 200mg each, over upto 14 calendar days) along with other important me...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

I am COVID-19 positive. Kindly advise some tips and maintenance medications.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is quite likely that you do not have symptoms since it is about 80% who are asymptomatic. You want to be fully sure, get tested at another lab. The symptoms like fever, cough, throat pain, congestion, loss of taste...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

My 5-month-old nephew tested COVID-19 positive two days back. Can the mother breastfeed him?

Firstly it is important to test the mother to be sure if the two can be kept together. If mother is positive, then both can be kept together, else the mother will have to be seperated. In such a case, bottle feeds will have to be given by another fam...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My uncle's D-dimer level is high after COVID-19 treatment. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. D-dimer is a portion of the blood clotting proteins that get elevated during increased clotting states like disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) (or simply widespread coagulation in various organs in the body)...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha

How can recurrent acute tonsillitis be managed?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to hear about your health condition. With some rational medicinal therapy, it can be controlled. Tonsillitis has notorious tendency of recurrence and needs longer duration of treatment, particularly if you have ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. S D Sinha