Kidney Specialist Health Feed

Sorry to learn that your father is having a cough which refuses to go away
You have mentioned that you have consulted a large number of specialist but without any relief The most common causes of a chronic cough are:
postnasal drip
asthma, especially cough-variant asthma, which causes a cough as the main symptom
acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)
chronic bronchitis
infections, such as pneumonia or acute bronchitis
ACE inhibitors, which are medications used ...more

Apart from taking symptomatic treatment I will suggest you to avoid spicy food items and not to eat junk food and we also need to avoid peanuts and potatoes in our daily diet.

Take Following Homeopathic Medicines:
(1) R-27 - 10 drops thrice daily in 15 ml water for 15 days.
(2) Berberis Vulgaris Q - 15 drops twice daily in half cup of water for 15 days.
Review after 15 days.

Hello, Please get your kidney function tests done and also a urine culture to rule out any urinary tract chronic infection which can cause periorbital swelling in most cases.

You should visit once a nephrologist to keep your kidneys in check.
Also drink plenty of water and continue the above treatment as well.

Hello, Thanks for the query.
I have seen the details given. I do not know from where you have gathered the information about Telmisartnan causing "kidney damage". In fact these group of drugs (ARBs) and ACE- Is are considered safest of blood pressure reducing drugs. Since your BP is well controlled, there is no reason to reduce the dosage. Telmisartan is shown to reduce proteinuria and help improve Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), which an indication of kidney function. Thanks.

You started having high BP at a young age Hope your kidney function were checked and are normal Have low salt diet and be more physically active If BP stays high and your urine and kidney function are normal, can increase telmusartan to 80 mg
BP tends to increase in winter.

So, It is not scabies as not responding to anti-scabies treatment. Do a battery of blood test considering the age of the patient, like LFT, Serum bile acid level, Kidney function test and complete blood count to identify the cause.

Rule out high blood pressure or any other kidney problem
do hot fomentation keep a pillow under the legs at night &/when resting.
Any way take
ibuprofen 200mg od & sos x 5days
do knee exercises
it may have to be further investigated
make sure you are not allergic to any of the medicines you are going to take.
You will need other supportive medicines also.
Do ask for detailed treatment plan. Don? t ignore. It could be beginning of a serious problem.

We need to evaluate the cause of itching like anaemia, bile duct obstruction, liver damage, kidney problem, thyroid problem. You ll need to do certain blood tests for him.
Next ll assess his skin condition if its dry or any kind of skin allergies depending on the history.
Meanwhile you can treat him systematically but you nerd to find the root cause.