Lung Doctor for Kids Questions

1. By laparoscopy if you mean minimally invasive thoracic surgery. It is better.
2. Selecting procedure for surgery is all about customizing it for the type and extent of lung cancer and according to patient compliance.
3. Without knowing disease burden, its hard to select what's best for your patient.

Dear lybrate-user
sorry to hear this. Pneumothorax is air in the lungs. It is not always critical. Depends on how severe it is. However, you mentioned that your father has been on the ventilator. Whether the situation is critical will also depend on how his reponse to ventilator has been. Speak freely to the consultant treating your father. All the best.

Reduce your carbohydrate intake. Walk 2-3 km/day.

Dear Lybrate user, copd patients usually have a lower spo2 level compared to normal people.
Your patient may require adjustment / change of inhaled medicines to increase lung capacity and spo2 levels.
Kindly get following tests-
1. Chest x ray pa view
2. Pft test
and consult a pulmonologist for further advice.
Wishing speedy recovery.

As your mother is having metastatic lung cancer she would have had primary site if her cancer somewhere else in her body which after treatment or with no treatment now has reached her lungs. The ideal treatment for your mother is to go for radio or chemo therapy but as a family member if you have decided not to go for that there are palliative treatment options available for her which will not treat the cancer but can give her some relief from her severe bone pain.
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Get the ear checked properly by ent surgeon. Mucus discharge comes out through ear when threre is perforation and infection of middle ear. If something irritates our ear, there can be cough.

He is allergic to something nearby you have to find it out and avoid that allergen. It could be dust or pollen partical or anything.
Stop levocetrizine syrup for 3 days now and see the symptoms.

1. Do saline gargles daily.
2. Whenever possible do steam inhalation also.
3. Cover your nose and mouth with hanky for at least 30 sec when you go in dusty areas also when you go in and out of AC. As our nose is the most sensitive part of our body, When there is temperature difference between two rooms or inside n outside, then if we not protect our nose, it gets affected.
4. Drink Hot Liquids --Hot liquids relieve nasal congestion, prevent dehydration, and soothe the uncomfortably i...more

Hello sir if your father has been diagnosed by stage 4 lung cancer then it is already metastatic and spreading fast to the healthy lung.
You need to consult an oncologist nearby you. please don't waste your time on online app.

Regarding test lung function test
& bronchodilator reversibility to be seen
budamate 200 microgm transcap twice daily to continue with lupihaler. Rinse your mouth with drinking water 5 minutes after
lnhalation
duolin rotacap 1 sos with lupihaler
tab deriphyllin retard 1 tab after dinner to continue.