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Asked for male, 22 years old from Hyderabad

I am suffering from pulmonary thromboembolism from last six months. Am using acitrom 2 mg tablet. Is this disease permanently curable or not? R else will I have to use tablet life long?

Dr. Prafull Arya88%(537 ratings)

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

General Surgeon•Ludhiana

Keep following with your cardiologist.
Acetrom may have to be continued longer depending on severity.

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Asked for male, 41 years old from Trichy

Pulmonary embolism in lungs field I took treatment 5 months onwards by taking daily once ixarola20 mg tablet. But still Daily slight chest pain noticed. How long I need to take medicine for this disease? Explain, please.

Dr. Jayvirsinh Chauhan93%(35817 ratings)

MD - Homeopathy, BHMS

Homeopath•Vadodara

It needs to be continued until all the symptoms are not gone.
Better follow the instructions of your doctor.

Asked for male, 23 years old from Varanasi

Hi i am Suffering from Acute Pulmonary embolism with Deep veins thrombosis. On PRADAXA 150 MG AND homochek from last 20 days after discharge. Current oxygen saturation level measured from oximeter are: After 5-10 mins of brisk walk- 86-87% Rises slowly when I sit after the walk. Does not cross 93-94% What inference can be made from this? I am suffering from breathlessness from past 45 days and still it is there specially when I climb stairs or walk for some time or do some exertion. Is it a very slow recovery? Or is it normal? Any valuable suggestions/precautions from you people will be highly appreciated.

Dr. Rajesh Jain93%(15958 ratings)

MBBS

General Physician•Jalgaon

Please Recovery from thrombo. Embolism is always slow Please continue your current medicine After full recovery. Reduce your weight by exercises and diet control Go for morning and evening walk daily Do yogasanas and pranayam daily Take salads and fruits more before lunch Avoid rice, oily food, non veg food, processed food.

Asked for male, 23 years old from Varanasi

I am suffering from Pulmonary embolism in between heart and lungs and deep veins thrombosis in my leg. (PE-DVT) I am on blood thinner Pradaxa and homochek. Why diet am I supposed to take? Any restrictions? And should I eat less oily and fried products and all other products which increases cholesterol? Please advice. Thank-you. :)

Dr. Manish Sahu90%(112 ratings)

MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine

Pulmonologist•Noida

Drink plenty of water, avoid dehydration and alcohal, eat healthy .green vegetables, less fat. Less oil. Less spices.

Asked for male, 27 years old from Varanasi

I am suffering from Pulmonary embolism and DVT in my right leg. I was discharged 10 days back and is currently on oral medications. 1. I am experiencing constant headache (migraine like condition). I found on internet that it may be the side effect of warfarin (blood thinner capsules). Please enlighten on this. 2. Can I take combiflam (Paracetamol tablets) for this? If yes, is this a permanent solution to this and will I need to take it everyday? 3. Do you suggest me wearing a compression stocking for leg? If yes can you tell me the type or send me an online link where I can buy it? 4. If I normally sit or take rest, I do not feel breath less. But I still feel exhausted and breathless if I climb stairs or do some physical activity or any kind of exertion. Is it normal as I am in recovery phase. Or the recovery is slow? How much time will take for me to breathe normally? Breathlessness started on 13th jan17 and treatment started on 5th feb after CTPA. Thanks :)

Dr. Sajeev Kumar91%(40820 ratings)

C.S.C, D.C.H, M.B.B.S

Cardiologist•Alappuzha

1) it canbe side effect 2) You should not take any NSAID like combiflam on a regular basis as it can lead to nephropathy 3) You have to sue compression stocking 4) It is due to recovery phase and you keep on doing gentle exercises to gain stamina. For breathing problem you may have to use inhalers.

Health Query

My mother was treated for bilateral pulmonary embolism and during post discharge regular intake of warfarin for 6 months suggested. She is diabetic and also bedridden due to minor compression fracture in backbone as well as two minor cracks on pelvic bone. Due to warfarin intake blood in urine observed followed by urine infection further requiring intensive care on hospitalization. Is there any proven substitute for warfarin either in ayurveda or else homeopathy?

Dr. Meha Sharma

MD - General Medicine, DM - Rheumatology...read more

Rheumatologist•Delhi

Your mother has multiple problems. 1. Pulmonary embolism, for which she needs to take anticoagulants. There are substitute drugs available (if she is having problems with warfarin). These drugs are either in injectable form (low molecular weight heparin injections) or tablets (newer anticoagulants). The safety profile of these drugs is better than warfarin and the do not need strict monitering like warfarin does. 2. Backbone compression and pelvic bone cracks could be due to osteoporosis (weak b...more

Asked for male, 29 years old from Mumbai

Hii, I am Siddhesh 27 years of age. I suffered from pulmonary embolism recently. I recently had color doppler test which clarifies that I do not have dvt in my legs. I have varicose veins in my legs and one of my doctor suggested to have operation for varicose. 1) I just wanted to know whether its necessary to have the operation done 2) what are the chances of further getting dvt or pulmonary embolism 3) What sort of precautions should I take for not getting dvt again. 4)Can varicose veins leads to dvt. 5) now it has been 4 months so can I resume gym and sports related activities. Thankyou.

Dr. Subhash Tiwari92%(806 ratings)

PGD Maternal Child Health, MBBS

General Physician•Akola

Vaicose veins may get thrombosed but the possibility of a thrombus getting dislodged from the wall is far less as compared to deep vein thrombosis. As the doppler has not shown any evidence of dvt in deep veins of legs, the basic question remains, that wherfrom the thrombus got away to cause pulmonary embolism. Fortunately nothing untoward occurred but presuming it was from saphenious vein, precautions are essential. Avoid long immobilization of limbs, squeezing pressure on calves, very heavy ex...more

Asked for Female, 54 years old from Ahmedabad

Sir My 50 years old wife is suffering from PULMONARY EMBOLISM Disease since last three years and continue the Blood smoothness medicine but in Recent check up her INR is 1.35 and the Doctor has increased the Dose acitrom 3mg. Kindly advise.

Dr. S K Mittal88%(3972 ratings)

MBBS

General Physician•Bangalore

Blood's ability to clot is measured by the time it takes to begin to clot ... called the prothrombin time. Because that varies with for example, humidity, when they test your blood, they compare it against a standard and produce a number called the INR (International Normalized Ratio)
If say normal blood takes 10 secs to begin to clot, and your blood takes 14 seconds, then the INR is 14/10 = 1.4 if it takes 20 secs, then the INR is 2.0. So normal blood must have an INR of 1.0 (1/1)
So, t...more

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Asked for female, 47 years old from Chennai

I am 40 years old female. My mother had been suffering from Sjogren's Syndrome for the past 10 yrs and passed away this March due to pulmonary embolism. In the next next two months my father was diagnosed of brain tumor- grade 4 glioblastoma and died within 2 months of diagnosis. My question is whether both of my parents disease s is hereditary? If or not, is there any test to know if I am prone to the disease. If yes, please suggest precautionary measures. Thank you.

Dr. Jatin Soni

MBBS

General Physician•Mumbai

Sjogrens syndrome may or may not be linked to genetic predisposition and glioblastona is not linked to genetic predisposition.

Health Query

My father is having 70% blockage in right carotid arteryâs and 50% blockage in left carotid artery before 2 years he used to black out frequently. We consulted neurologist and after doing carotid doppler test, as per doctors advice. He is taking clopitab cv 10 since last 2 years and levera 500. After taking these medicine, he have never blacked out again. Recently we did the doppler test again and the report is still the same. No reduction in blockage. Could you please suggest what should we do to reduce the blockage.

Dr. Vijay Lahoty91%(146 ratings)

MBBS, PGDCC (Dip. Cardiology)

Cardiologist•Surat

nothing can be done to reduce blockage except stenting. medicines wont reduce blockage, they only stop its progression

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Health Query

Doctor I am suffering from pulmonary hypertension by birth now fom last 4 or 5 years it becomes more serious. Feeling breathlessness while walking, clbing stairs. Taking opsutan and tadalafil 5 mg tablet once a day and I am also on oxygen prescribed by doctor which I take regularly at night. Doctor has also given some diuretics pills for urine but I stopped after 2 or 3 months (usse peshab baar bar ho rha tha). Please suggest is it right for taking diuretics .n also suggest some good medicine in place of opsutsn and tadalafil.

Dr. Pulak Mukherjee91%(13393 ratings)

BHMS

Homeopathy Doctor•Hooghly

Diuretics should not take for long,, have to give some other molecule for this purpose along with this u need proper homeopathic treatment

Asked for male, 26 years old from Delhi

Hello sir/mam what is the treatment for pneumothorax? I am 26 year old. Please help.

Dr. Prakhar Singh94%(9607 ratings)

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanc...read more

General Physician•Delhi

I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
Treatment for a pneumothorax usually involves inserting a needle or chest tube between the ribs to remove the excess air. However, a small pneumothorax may heal on its own.
Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.

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Health Query

I am 35 years old male suffering from acute pericarditis. Any effective prescription for acute pericarditis?

Dr. Prakhar Singh94%(9607 ratings)

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanc...read more

General Physician•Delhi

I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
This life-threatening condition can develop when too much fluid collects in the pericardium. Excess fluid puts pressure on the heart and doesn't allow it to fill properly. Less blood leaves the heart, causing a dramatic drop in blood pressure. Cardiac tamponade requires emergency treatment
let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.

Asked for male, 19 years old from Allahabad

40 years old. Sir I have problem of aortic stenosis. My lv ejection fraction was 68% one month ago now it is 61%.my doctor suggested replacement of aortic valve due to corona virus there is a delay so suggest about surgery can I delay what is your opinion?

Md Rajja92%(790 ratings)

MBBS MSc, MSc Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Specialist•Motihari

Good evening
ejection fraction above 60% is ok for wait. But as soon as situations are normal replacement of aortic valve should be done.
Thank you.

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Asked for male, 26 years old from Gorakhpur

Carotid arteries se 10 min se jyada time tak blood pass nhi ho toh kya hota hai just asking for knowledge.

Dr. Danny Devasy90%(679 ratings)

B. Sc., BAMS

Ayurvedic Doctor•Madurai

Dear lybrate-user ji
carotid artery has oxygen and carbon dioxide sensors in it. It suppolies blood to the head and neck area. If blood is cut off, the person may faint and even die. Kindly do not try anything funny on anyone.

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Asked for male, 28 years old from Mumbai

Hello I am diagnoses from ischemic heart disease and high bp but from one and half month. I having burning in back and whole body start burning and weight loss 9 kg in two months. All blood test done no diabetes no thyroid problem. But vitamin b12 deficiency so inj optineuron once a week for 8 week and d3uprise cap for 8 week cap pan-it but no improvement. Pls tell me what will be the possible reason and I have to show to which specialist doctor.

Dr. Prashant Vazirani89%(310 ratings)

MD - Medicine, DNB Medicine, DNB - Card...read more

Cardiologist•Ahmedabad

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

Asked for female, 22 years old from Delhi

My father is suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. He is taking multiple medicines including neopride total 40, digoxin, sacubitril valsartan, glycomet, ivabeat and ecosprin. I by mistake ordered neopride total sr instead of neopride total 40 sr. .can anything be done other than getting it exchanged? One pack can not even be exchanged because it is already open. Kindly suggest me what to do?

Dr. Amit Chaudhary87%(12 ratings)

Cardiologist•Lucknow

It is medicine to prevent acid reflux in stomach, so it won't do any harm if you give plain or sr preparation.

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Asked for male, 58 years old from Lucknow

I had a acute myocardial infraction in jan 2019 angioplasty done one stint in my lad .i am taking medicine mor metalor xr25 and eptus t 10. And vaymaida 50 mg mor and 1\2 tab in the evening at night rosuvas cv20 tab. My ef at the discharge from hospital was 38% now on my last checkup it was 32% and my bp 110\70 or after taking vaymaida my bp goes to90\60 or 100\65 .kindly suggest me weather this treatment is good and my ef will increase in future.

Dr. Syeda Jinabade

BHMS

Homeopathy Doctor•Belgaum

No wt lifting ,mild excercise preferably walking
no spicy food, meditation to be done n also start homeopathic med along your regular allopathic med, it vl improve your heart n strengthen it.

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Asked for male, 29 years old from Bhilwara

Sir mere ko Pneumothorax he sir ji mere do baar tube daal dene ke baad bhi vapis ho gya he sir ji 2 mhine ke bhitar vapis se nhi ho uske liye kya karna chiye.

Dr. Prakhar Singh94%(9607 ratings)

MBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanc...read more

General Physician•Delhi

The treatment of pneumothorax depends on a number of factors, and may vary from discharge with early follow-up to immediate needle decompression or insertion of a chest tube. Treatment is determined by the severity of symptoms and indicators of acute illness.
I need to study your complete medical history that would help to identify best possible treatment. Let's discuss it in more detail.

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