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After a fall injury, I get frequent pain in wrist and thumb. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, Why has my wrist and thumb been hurting more frequently? Two years ago I fell on my thumb hyper-extending it and fracturing it in the process. Doctors that I have gone to said I have tendonitis in it now and that is why it hurts in the first place though no testing has been done to co... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It can very well be tendonitis or some kind of arthritis secondary to damage. I think you should undergo MRI of lower forearm and hand so that we will confirm the diagnosis of tendonitis and rule out other pathology. Regarding management you can better try topical antii... Read Full »
My 4-year-old son recently fell from the bed and bumped his head on the right side. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,My son, aged four years and four months, recently fell from a bed and bumped his head on the right side, approximately three to four inches away from his right ear. He has a small bump as a result of the fall. He cried briefly immediately after the incident but then returned to his norm... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Firstly, please check for any signs of bleeding from the nose, mouth, or ear. Apply an ice pack to the bump on your child's head. Administer the syrup Ibugesic Plus (Ibuprofen), with the appropriate dose based on your child's weight, three times a day for the next thre... Read Full »
How to cure a thumb that is swollen after a fall?
Query: Hi doctor, Last week, I fell and jammed my thumb into the floor. It instantly hurt and I knew I had sprained or jammed something. The next day, my palm and the thumb muscle were swollen with a painful lump. I could not grab or hold anything, but I can move it around. So, I know it did not break. It ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Based on the description provided, there appears to be a reduced range of movement at the interphalangeal joint of the thumb, with no major fracture observed. However, there is a possibility of soft tissue injury, ligament injury, or a small hairline fracture. There is a... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor,This is for my son, who is 30 years old. He has gained a lot of weight and had been to a doctor because he could not breathe properly. The doctor told him he had to lose weight. Last week he just fell asleep at the wheel of his car, but we could not wake him up. His lips were blue, so we t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern.The probable causes of his condition could be due to multiple reasons. Breathlessness, weight gain, and sleepiness in a cocaine addict asthmatic patient who is on an inhaler. Well, as far as breathlessness and sleepiness are concerned, it could be ... Read Full »