Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Questions

Hello Vanshika...
The doctor who is treating the patient is competent enough to adjust the dosage of the antidiabetic medicines...
Better let him handle the case...
For second opininon you can consult with full case details as in such cases we cannot suggest treatment on random basis.

Consult a doctor and take proper check up.
It is not normal.
Needs more details.

Dear Mr. lybrate-user, perfinidone is the mainstay treatment. In this condition, lung becomes like rope fibres, the size of the lungs reduces and hence there is difficulty in breathing (dam chadna) and cough is present. The above medication will halt the disease and prevents progress. Sadly no medicines available til now to reverse it. The only answer to this disease is lung transplantation. You can check few ipf groups on facebook. U can get few answers. There are trials going on, but the medic...more

Mr. lybrate-user, pirfefenidone is the main drug for ild if its ipf form. Acebrophylline is not useful in ild. There are few cough syrups that wil help to reduce it.

Hello Mr. lybrate-user.
Please share symptoms and signs if any. Spo2.
Respiratory rate. Pulse
temperature charting.
Rtpcr and other reports. Don't panic but please don't ignore also. Please get workup done and then decide further line of management. Thanks and regards.

9kg wt loss in 2 months is not normal .. apart from tuberculosis and malignancy there a number of things to be ruled out. Tc

Candida can be commential and mycetoma is due to aspergillosis for which operation needed if haemoptysis recurrent.

Medicine is for infection.
Pleural effusion has many causes. Just send all investigation for thorough evaluation.

Hi sir, the fluid in the lungs needs to be taken out and examined. Kindly get chest ultrasound done and contact a pulmonologist for further guidance.
Take care.

I think you have wrong information about lung inflammation .ask your treating doctor about the prescribed medication. Ibuprofen and other oral anti-inflammatory medication (except steroids) have no role in asthma.