Medical Advice on "Pulmonology (Asthma Doctors)"

In chest x-ray, what is the meaning of bilateral apical inhomogeneities?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A chest x-ray is a routine part of any pre-employment checkup. Your query regarding reporting of x-ray as bilateral inhomogeneous opacities suggests old or active infection most probably tuberculosis. So, it is advisa...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan

How to treat difficulty breathing, coughing, and sneezing at night?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. By your history and description possibility of allergic rhinitis with allergic bronchitis is more likely. So start Allegra (Montelukast and Fexofenadine)and Duonase nasal spray. I hope t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar

Being premature, am I more susceptible to lung disease?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Being premature and being on oxygen for the first few months does increase the risk of lung infection, that too in early years of life.Now you are in 30, and I feel you have crossed the stage where you could have been at r...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Divakara. P

Do I need to get a lung biopsy to confirm bronchiectasis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your CT scan report is suggestive of cylindrical bronchiectasis with some infective foci. Usually, the diagnosis of bronchiectasis is made on the HRCT thorax (high-resolution computed tomography) and there i...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan

Can drain tubes piercing the pleura cause pain in the lungs?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your husband's history provided by you. By PE I assume you are referring to pulmonary embolism and not pericardial effusion. Are the tubes still present? If so the tube rubbing the pleura while taking a...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Harsha D. S

Does my chest CT show the cause of breathlessness, fatigue, and chest pain?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from breathlessness on exertion, fatigue, chest pain. Your HRCT (high-resolution computed tomography) of the chest...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Muhammad Zubayer Alam

I have pain in ribs and breathing problems. Is it a sign of lung cancer?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Such symptoms are seen in the following conditions: 1. Heart diseases. 2. Pneumonia or Pleural Effusion. 3. Acidity or muscular pain. Now to be on the safer side, I would recommend you to get a Chest x-ray and ECG do...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney

My uncle has fluid in the left lung with a lump in it. Is it necessary to do a biopsy for the lump?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you said, your uncle is suffering from left pleural effusion with left lung cancer. According to your history, he is very symptomatic and needs draining of fluid frequently to relieve dyspnea. Also, your doctor ha...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan

How long does it take for chronic rhinitis with nasal polyps to develop into eosinophilic asthma?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have gone through the detailed history you have given. The lifetime risk of developing asthma in allergic rhinitis patients is 20 to 30 %. The risk is more in teens and early second and third ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar

For a patient on oxygen therapy,is it necessary to check oxygen saturation all the time?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you said that patient needs oxygen for shortness of breath, it is absolutely not required to measure the oxygen saturation all the time. But, if dyspnea (shortness of breath) is due to COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pu...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Amol Kumar Wasudeorao Diwan