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Hi, thank you for the question. I'm sorry to hear that you had a fall. Fracture of the ribs can definitely cause a great deal of pain while you breathe. Just ensure you take analgesic/ painkillers as prescribed by your doctor. It will take few weeks for the pain to settle. I suggest you can use some ice packs to decrea...
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Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor Nocturnal itching and lesions resembling mosquito bites distributed over upper thighs, wrists, upper arms is very suggestive of Scabies, an infection caused by the itch mite Scopes Scuba. Nocturnal itching is characteristic. A single whole body application of 5% permethrin cream, from n...
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Formula feeds like NAN Pro 1 are cow milk based and hence difficult for the child to digest and hence the child may vomit or there may be changes in stool. Diluting the cow milk is better than giving in undiluted form. There is no substitute for mothers milk. A child of this age may pass stool once in 10 days or 10 tim...
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HI...nothing to worry about. Seem like he has caught a viral pharyngitis. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor. For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine/ Promethazine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. For fever - Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00...
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Hi. Thanks for your query. Read and understood that you had a surgery in the same spot a few years ago. Now that there is development of the movable lump at the same spot. It is a bit tender too. I would advise you the following
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Hi, Dear,Good Evening, and Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor. I went through your query details in depth.-In my opinion, in relation to the facts told by you, its infra-clavicular TB-lymphadenitis-and you should be concerned about it, as you may have to rule out the sufferings from ?TB bronchitis with TB of the apic...
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HelloThanks for your query. Based on the facts that you have posted I would say that you have multiple Sebaceous Cysts over shaft of the penis. The penile skin is rich in sebaceous glands and hence prone to get more sebaceous cyst due to accumulation of sebum beneath the skin. Normally they fade away without treatment ...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Possibility of post herpetic neuralgia is more. It is common after herpes infection. It is due to hypersensitivity of nerves in the affected area. Best treatment of this kind of neuralgia is pregabalin and vitamin B 12 combination. Ap...
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Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As you are suffering with Backache and now the pain is in the lateral side of the leg, I suspect it to be a pinched nerve in the lumbar spine, as this is the classical symptom of lumbar radiculopathy in your history. A...
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Hello, I have studied your case. Due to compression of cervical spine nerve root there can be pain in shoulder radiating Tories. I will advise you clinical examination and accordingly investigation like MRI cervical spine or shoulder will help. For these symptoms neurotrophic medication like pregabalin can be added con...
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Thanks for the query I am assuming u mean pre-mature ventricular contraction. Which is actually an ECG finding to start with and very rarely patients have any symptoms at all, even if they do then they don't present with the symptoms you are facing right now. I think you are stressed more than anything. Meet a psycholo...
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Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidated history. Well, this is not a callosity for sure. This can be an organized hematoma, post-traumatic. And seen only on frowning as it must be attached to the muscles called frontal is, which works when we gaze-up. Get this checked by a Pediatric Surgeon, investigated and see if...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. It could be HERD you will benefit from antacids. Also eat small frequent meals instead of large meals. Exercise regularly, do not lift heavy weights, keep your head end elevated by 2-3 blocks or pillows, give a gap of 2-3 hours before you sleep aft...
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Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is ...
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Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Treatment depends on the cause of hallucination. If hallucination is recent in onset in this age then there is need to rule out delirium due to medical condition for which investigations are required. If it is for prolong duration then doses of risperidone can be increased or other medici...
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I read your question carefully more than once, but unfortunately I am afraid it was really difficult to understand what really happened to you. You speak of treating cerebral edema, which can have many causes (stroke, tumor, infection) which must be identified and treated accordingly. Then you say you waited for a mont...
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Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, High levels of white blood cells are seen in infections and malignancy. A differential count should be done to know the differential count and the component which is elevated. On the basis of differential count, further management can be done. In case the elevated white blood cells are...
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Hi thanks for your concern. I appreciate your concern that you are showing interest in knowing Sept. K.SGPT is an enzyme that is present in high amount in hepatocytes of liver. Small amount present in heart and muscle. So whenever injury to this organs esp. Liver this enzymes get liberated in blood. So in hepatitis and...
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Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear about your mother. Cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells anywhere in the body. The process starts from a single cell and quickly multiplies to involve the entire organ. In case of the esophagus and stomach, there is cancer originating from the walls. The tri...
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Hello dear, I understand your concern. In my opinion the chances of pregnancy are very rare in your case. Usually there is scope for pregnancy when semen is ejaculated inside or around the vagina during the fertile or unsafe period of the cycle. There is very, very rare chance of pre-cum causing pregnancy because rarel...
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Hello, The prostate infection can acquire secondary to urinary tract infection as well. You need to take antibiotics according to culture reports. It is not related to HIV. If you have oral ulceration than there is little chance of HIV spread if partner is infected with HIV. You can investigate with CIA ELISA test if ...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description possibility of stress and anxiety related breathing difficulty is more. But at your age of 15 years asthma can also cause similar symptoms. So we need to rule out asthma first before stamping anxiety as a cause. So g...
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Hello, I would explain that his situation could be suggestive of a chronic infection or metabolic disorder. The stomach pain could be related to the painkillers. For this reason, I recommend taking an antacid. Regarding the leg pain, I recommend performing a leg MRI and checking inflammation tests and vitamin D plasma ...
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The metallic taste and the bad breath could be because of the deposits secondary to the braces. After placing the braces its bit difficult to maintain oral hygiene. Consult your oral physician and get your teeth cleaned and maintain the oral hygiene. You can use mo...
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Hello, and I hope I can help you today. Anxiety is not normally a side effect of birth control, but if you are taking a traffic (pill that has a different hormone dose every week) pill your hormones are at the highest level in the third week of the pack, which may give you Pm symptoms. So you may be having some type o...
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Hi welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Thanks for asking a question to Chat Doctor. F. Your stomach suddenly became sour, and tender, hurts when you move or breath in, at the upper central part of the belly. Most probably it is due to the green tea, and raspberry ketones also can cause the pain. Probably you have taken th...
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SWELLING IN COLLAR BONE IS NOT RELATED TO YOUR SYMPTOMS. SWELLING MIGHT BE DUE TO FRACTURE IN THE PAST. SWELLING IN COLLAR BONE IS MOST COMMONLY DUE TO MOUNTED FRACTURE.ARE YOU SURE ITS MOUNTED BONE OR MIGHT BE ENLARGED LYMPH NODE.REGARDING OTHER SYMPTOMS LIKE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND WEIGHT LOSS COULD BE DUE TO SOME LO...
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Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor forum, As you suspect the hole in gums arise due to ulcerous condition.Localized periodontal infection also can cause this. I suggest you to get scaling done. Bone loss and periodontal pocket formation can be checked through x-ray and clinical examination. Depending on the condition, tr...
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Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint difficulty in opening mouth along with pain seems to be due to persisting Chat Doctor. . You are given wrong information that packing the socket will delay healing. So I would suggest you to consult an Or...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your sisters situation and problem. She is having metastases in liver and bone. This is classified as stage 4 cancer, inoperable cancer. In this stage only palliative treatment in the form of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, nutritional support and pain management ar...
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Hallow Dear, During pregnancy, there is generalized engorgement of the breasts as a whole. This is due to the hormonal changes in the body. Though the breast is seen on the front side of the chest wall, it has got a tail which extends up to the armpit. This is known as The Axillary Tail of the Breast. As the breasts g...
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Hello, You have a history of borderline hypertension, on & off numbness of the arms & hands, nausea, vomiting, headache, varicocele & HY Chat Doctor. You are suggested to get physically examined for hypertension & get treated for it. Hypertension can be the root cause that triggers many of your symptoms. Maintain a n...
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Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Fungal infections of face, neck and back are commonly caused by dermatophytes and are termed as Tania or ringworm infection. These infections are easily treatable by very good antifungal medications available nowadays. I suggest you get those rashes examined by a skin doctor for confirmation...
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Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. As per your complaint hairball can occur due to a number of causes like nutritional deficiency like Anemia, hormonal imbalances like Thyroid disorders and polycystic ovarian syn Chat Doctor. I would suggest you to consult a Tri...
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Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. It sounds like reinfection at first, but it can also be anybody infection including respiratory ones or thesis bacteremia. You should do basic blood tests and blood culture for a start. It is hard to find the exact cause but some hormonal/endocrinologic and metabolic disorders should be c...
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Hello, Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Anxiety requires treatment with Escitalopram or venlafaxine. Flu requires treatment with paracetamol. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any furthe...
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Thank you for the question. Adenoca in liver confirmed by biopsy means it has to be treated. Some liver surgeons prefer partial hepatectomy if it is localized in liver and not spread anywhere, which can be done by Pet scan, cholangiographic and some other tests, while some prefer chemo and irradiation, thermos ablation...
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HelloWelcome to Chat Doctor Anti rabies vaccination protocol should be similarly followed for cat bite as well. There was bleeding at site means it is a category III wound. If you have taken full course vaccination within last 2 years, now you just need to take 2 intramuscular doses of Raipur vaccine as on day 0 and da...
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Dear friend. Thanks for sharing your concern. Coquitlam can be definitely taken for pain relief in case pain due to erupting third molars. Other analgesics are ibuprofen and diclofenac. But painkillers gives temporary relief. For permanent cure x-ray is required. This is to judge the availability of space in the jaw fo...
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Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. It is always said \"failure is the stepping stone towards success\" and you seem to oversee it. Please do not blame yourself for your plight. You are to be blamed but not because you did not study, but because you did not study ...
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**1. Cough with throat pain could arise from pathology concerning pharynx [pharyngitis], larynx [laryngitis] and bronchi [bronchitis] is one of the commonest symptom seen in General Practice, thus prior to any alternate medicine, do consult an ENT and/ or Chest Specialist for necessary Management and Examination.2. Sin...
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Hello,First, I would like to reassure you that you should not feel disheartened about it. It is important for you to understand that at the peak of her fertility, any healthy woman around thirty years of age has approximately 1 in 5 to 6 chance of becoming pregnant during the fertile period of her cycle. This chance ma...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. No, it is not advisable to conceive during any cancer of the body. Pregnancy causes extreme stress to the body. And this can flare up cancer and can cause spread to distal organs. The treatment, you are taking is also teratogenic. And hence it can ...
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Hi...as you have had 1st rhinoplasty done three years ago you can go for 2nd one but remember that adhesions formed as a result of 1st surgery.so due to this the 2nd surgery is always difficult but still you can go for it...as for as the flatness is concerned it is unpredictable whether the absorption of cartilage will...
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Yes sir/ma'am....you are right once your sugar ll get controlled properly all get some relief in neuropathy...it's a diabetic neuropathy pain very difficult to treat, but it is treatable condition and many Chat Doctor. U take Tab Gabapentin NT start with 100 mg/10\u00a0mg then increase the dose if no relief.and contro...
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Spitting up blood, swollen glands, and an abnormal chest x-ray indicate a serious process in the lungs. It could be infection (tuberculosis is a big concern), some kind of inflammatory process (similar to lupus), or even cancer. Prominent Hilary markings could be swollen lymph glands in the chest near where the lungs s...
000003146
Hello, Most probably these are ventricular premature complexes. These are ectopic or extra beats. These are usually benign and not life-threatening. These are frequently associated caffeine, smoking, alcohol, thyroid problems may aggravate these. So before going ahead we need to confirm it. You'll need ECG, Since thes...
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Hello dear... as a mother i completely understand your worry. Your kid seem to have seasonal rhinitis. You can try a lot of home remedies to treat this...give him warm water to Chat Doctor. .you can do this twice a day. Avoid giving milk at night as it aids in mucus production. You can give him Catherine meds at night ...
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Hello Thanks for using Chat Doctor .com From the details provided it looks to me like he is suffering from pseudo-medically refractory epilepsy along with psychosis and depression. I call it pseudo because of the inadequate dose and poor compliance with the medications. Other causes for recurrent seizures are sleep dep...
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Hi, Ovamet contain Camphene Citrate help to increase FSH and LH, induce ovulation and increase chance of pregnancy. There are several documented regimens regarding Ova met. The most common regimen is to take the Camphene (Closed) starting on day 5 after the start of menses for 5 days ending on day 9. Another regimen is...
000003150
Thanks for putting your query up at Chat Doctor. I am sorry that your daughter has dermatomyositis. Dermatomyositis (DM) is a connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. While DM most frequently affects the skin and muscles, it is a systemic disorder that may also affect...
000003151
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have lichen plans, Bartholdi cyst, some other benign cyst or soft tissue tumor. You should go for examination. If needed go for biopsy of that lump. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I hav...
000003152
Thank you for query.it is due to balanoposthitis now it is causing you fibrosis by the description given. Please consult surgeon immediately for examination and confirmation. It may require simple procedure like slitting or circumcision. Clean the area with warm water twice daily.it may trouble you during intercourse a...
000003153
Hi. Thanks for your query. Read the history and understood it. To recapitulate
000003154
HelloYour mother X-ray findings suggests mildly under inflated lungs means less expanded lungs than expected. Normally chest X-ray(PA view) is taken in full inspiration. Under expansion may be due to less inspiratory effort, restrictive lung disease etc. She needs proper clinical correlation.PUT(Pulmonary function test...
000003155
Hello. Thank you for asking at Chat Doctor. I went through your history and would like to make suggestions to you as follows
000003156
Hi, Thanks for writing in. At age 73 years, having a blocked right kidney and obstruction in stomach or intestine is a medical emergency. It is suggested that you please clarify details on the kidney block and intestinal obstruction. A blocked kidney can be observed and taken care of for a few days if kidney functions ...
000003157
Hello, As you already got help from the chiropractor I think you should start doing exercises for the neck and shoulder. Since with the chiropractor they can release the locked facet joint and post which the muscles have to work and for that you need to do some exercise. Use cervical collar for now. Then do static neck...
000003158
Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have enlarged axillary lymph node due to tuberculosis or reactive enlarged or malignancy. You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology for exact diagnosis. Then take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if yo...
000003159
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, you should definitely consult doctor for these symptoms. Your symptoms are more suggestive heart diseases like congestive heart failure (CHF) and coronary artery disease (CAD). So better to consult cardiologist and get done ECG, 2d echo and st...
000003160
HelloThanks for query. Based on the facts that you have pain in back and history of urinary stones in the past the possibility of recurrence of the urinary stone has to be ruled out. Please consult qualified Urologist for clinical examination and get following basic tests done to confirm the diagnosis.1) Urine routine ...
000003161
Hello, Since these sensations are typically seen before menstrual bleeding, possibility of Premenstrual Syn Chat Doctor. It is very common in women to have PMS. Most common cause for this is hormonal changes during menstrual cycle, so no treatment is required. Just assurance and counseling are needed. Sometimes multiv...
000003162
Hello...thanks for trusting the Chat Doctor doctors for your health related issues.don't worry pregnancy couldn't happen in your case. For pregnancy following things required-1. Penis should be inside the vagina.2. There should be ejaculation inside the vagina. But in your case above things not happened, so don't worr...
000003163
Dear friend don't worry. The pain may be musculo-ligamental type, that may occur due to sprain after much walking/running. It will subside in few days by its way. You can take analgesic like ibuprofen or if severe pain combination of diclofenac + paracetamol + chlorzoxazon/serratiopeptidase for temporary relief. For se...
000003164
Hi, It is very common for infants and child Chat Doctor. Its more common during winter seasons. A normal child can have 10 -15 episodes of a cough and cold per year. If a cough and cold persist continuously for more than 2 weeks or if there are thick yellowish or greenish nasal discharge with high fever or sudden wors...
000003165
I don't think that she is overdosing/addicted, though that is a possibility. The chance are more that she forgets the medicine she has already taken.Therefore, as soon as she feels uncomfortable, she remembers again that she can take a pill and goes to take it. I think the best solution, and a little uncomfortable for ...
000003166
Hi, The green pills are inert. They do not contain hormones. They contain iron and minerals. The white, light blue and blue pills contain hormones. These are taken in the first three weeks. The green pills are taken in the fourth week. You are protected while taking green pills too, because of the effect of hormone pil...
000003167
His can understand your problem. H pylori infection which normally causes break in the lining of the stomach (peptic ulcer), the following treatment is found to be effective in killing the bacteria (Helicobacter pylori) and also to promote the healing process. From your query it seems you have not received the proper t...
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Hello madam, thanks for your query.let me first clarify that TUBERCULOSIS IS CLOSELY RELATED WITH INFERTILITY.IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN FEMALES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.... A POSITIVE PCR FOR TB IS HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE OF REACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS .YOU HAVE TRIED MANY PROCEDURES SO FAR TO CONCEIVE ;...
000003169
Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I understand your concern. In my opinion stomach pain going down to legs are related to menstruation. As you are having light period also. So No need to worry. It will go off once your period will stop. If still it persists then consult any gynecologist for the diagnosis and treatment....
000003170
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. By what you quote I put forth these possibilities - 1. Congenital airway anomaly - this causes noisy breathing (both inspiratory and expiratory noise, actually inspiratory will be more than expiratory noise). But the child will not struggle to breath and there will not be ...
000003171
Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. This is very easy to interpret. Your son is masturbating. He must have learned this from somewhere. But he don't know what it is and any other details about it. Now it becomes your husbands' duty to make your son understand what...
000003172
Thank you for your question. I appreciate your concern, especially as your granddaughter is an infant. From the history you have provided, it seems to be a viral, most probably a rota viral infection which is common among infants. It usually settles in 5 to 7 days, although a few loose stools a day can persist till 14 ...
000003173
Hello, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor, I understand your concern and will give a resolution over it. If I am your doctor I advise you that there is practically a chance of getting Hepatitis C virus infection to you. The chances of getting infection decreases if you have taken the primary care like washing ha...
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Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Your symptoms may be related to anxiety. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and performing some tests to exclude other possible causes
000003175
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for the query. Statistically, this ranges between 6-12 months, but it is individual and depends on the cause of liver failure. In cases of alcoholic cirrhosis it may be longer, and in tumors it may be shorter. If there is no possibility of liver transplantation then there is no som...
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Hello, I can't comment on your case because I don't have enough information to do so. I can explain why antihistamines may help though. Antihistamines do act against allergic reactions, but they also reduce the amount of nasal discharge. A runny nose may become Chat Doctor. Patients with nasal and sinus problems usual...
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Hi, Thanks for writing in. Merkel cell cancer is a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer. It is influenced by sun exposure and appears as a painless nodule in the skin. If there are lymph nodes involved then it is stage 3 cancer. Since the reports have come as inoperable, surgery might not be the best treatment of ch...
000003178
Hello, Your symptoms can be due to an allergic reaction. Causing choking in the throat and swelling underneath the tongue. Thyroid swelling can also cause a problem but if levels are fine then it is probably an allergy. So my suggestion is to consult an emergency room and get evaluated. A clinical examination and a blo...
000003179
Hi, Thanks for the query. According to the history, your husband seems to be hypertensive and is having chest pain. Even though the ECG was normal, I would suggest getting an Echocardiography done. The enzyme test sometimes comes normal if done too early in a heart disease. As far as age is concerned, yes he is young, ...
000003180
Dear I am sorry for health problem you are experiencing. I think that the thing more important to do is to control what happens with fracture during time. You should take contact with a neurosurgeon and realize periodically radiological examination. Those sounds you are caused because spine vertebra have lost their phy...
000003181
Hello rearward welcome to Chat Doctor.come have evaluated your query thoroughly.* This seems non-cardiac in nature as all cardiac work up is revealing normal results.* As per the intensity and pattern, it is more likely to be ligament or acute muscle spasm related witChatDoctorpression of underlying neurons.* MRI would...
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Hi, As you said, you suffer from psoriasis. It is a chronic and relapsing skin disease. I can understand your anxiety for your disease. But, you have to keep patience. You might get relief slowly. And due to some factors it might relapse. You are right, throat infection might precipitate the disease. In fact any infect...
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For your information, the listed mental conditions are very rare to occur together. Over and above your girlfriend is just 20. These conditions are very problematic and should be treated to the core. Regarding disability. These conditions alone cannot be a case of disability. Each state government has different means o...
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Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. It seems your kid is having viral diarrhea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kids having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. There is no need to use ...
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Hi, Thank you for the query. Cheek bite is a most common problem among every individual. Cause for it varies, may be due to a sharp margins formed due to attrition of the teeth in aging , due habits like tobacco chewing. Usually if left unattended it may lead to formation of cancerous lesion due to repeated trauma. Sel...
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Pain in testicles at this age could be due to trauma or infections most commonly. If it is an acute event with sudden onset pain and color change in his scrotal area, then it is advised that he is seen by a doctor immediately. If it is gradual with fever more of infection. His genitals along with a thorough abdomen exa...
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Hi, Thanks for writing in. Sorry to hear about your fathers' illness when you are away from him. The main criteria in this situation would first be the serum creatine and blood urea levels, if they have been stable for last 3 weeks or not. If they are unstable, he can go in for renal failure at any time (matter of week...
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Hi. Thanks for your query. It is good that you know these are non-menstrual cramps. The most probable reason can be IBS, meaning Irritable Bowel Syn Chat Doctor. You may get them whenever you are n stress or have taken some foods or beverages which can instigate this problem. Do you get other associated symptoms like ...
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Hi, Pain and redness in the areola of the males can be due to infection, cysts, hormonal changes, fibroadenoma, mastitis, gynecomastia, breast injury (friction with clothes while jogging), runners nipple, diseases involving the testis, hereditary chromosomal trisomy (Klinefelters disease) or male breast cancer. Get ph...
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Hither is no permanent cure for ITP. But there are various Chat Doctor. If she is maintaining platelet counts well and not bleeding much, regular followup with the hematologist is enough. Steroid dependent patients especially with significant bleeding may be considered for a surgery called splenectomy. However, the de...
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To confirm whether this is a hernia or not, there area simple tests you can do at home. It is hernia if it shows the following characters anytime during its development
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Hi Dear, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have sudden wrist pain and swelling. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like trauma, arthritis, carpal tunnel syn Chat Doctor. Allergic reaction or local infection can also cause pain and swelling in wrist....
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Welcome at Chat Doctor I have gone through your query and being your physician I completely understand your health concerns. What is your age and sex? Why u have done blood transfusion? Any other associated problem? Like diabetes or hypertension? Rise in BP do occur after blood transfusion due to rise in intravascula...
000003194
Hello dear, thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. In my opinion you are having mostly HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). Uncontrolled HERD is the common cause for worsening of COPD. And chest heaviness with bloated stomach are the features of HERD more. But better to...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, you should get done PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out bronchitis. Bronchitis is inflammation of bronchi, and it is common in smokers. Cigarette smoke causes persistent irritation and inflammation of bronchi. These cause chest...
000003196
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have leukoplakia, hyperkeratosis or squamous cell carcinoma. You should go for biopsy of that area. Biopsy will give you exact diagnosis. Symptoms of cancer are weight loss, weakness, anorexia, local mass or lump etc. Don't worry much abo...
000003197
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. She has gall bladder cancer and stones. First she should go for cholecystectomy. She should also check for spread in liver or other organ. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy is required according to stage and grade of cancer. Consult your oncosurgeon ...
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Hi, thanks for using Chat Doctor The main treatment for an allergic reaction is the use of oral anti histamine, avoidance of the precipitating event (the use of medication in your case) and in severe cases, prednisolone may be needed. At present there is nothing else that would be recommended at this time. If your symp...
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Numbness in the chest is mostly due to heart and lung diseases. So better to get done ECG and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases. Get done chest x-ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out lung related diseases. If all these are normal then...