Pulmonary Embolism Questions

The heart pump is housed in a sack called pericardium. If it becomes inflamed it is called pericarditis. There may be chest pain of fever. Sometimes heart rate becomes fast, specially when the inflammation causes fluid collection in sac, restricting the filling of heart chambers.

Most probably you have consolidation in lung developed after drainage, if you have breathlessness than need intervention otherwise conservative trt sufficient.

There are two main types of pulmonary nodules: malignant (cancerous) and benign (noncancerous). ... Benign pulmonary nodules can have a wide variety of causes. Many are the result of inflammation in the lung as a result of an infection or disease producing inflammation in the body.

If you have no symptoms, it is not yet a disease but it may progress unless you are sensible. Suggest you discuss on phone with me.

Sorry to know about your mother suffering. From what I guess unable to swallow is troubling her more .For that there are options of either to insert Endoscopy guided Ryles tube (food pipe) or Esophageal Stent. If the above not possible then there is another option of doing a small surgery to insert a tube directly into the Jejunum that known as Feeding Jejunostomy. Please discuss all the options with your Oncologist for better guidance.

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Apart from medical treatment he also needs psychological help as stress fear anxiety etc plays an important role in most of the chronic diseases. Plus physical and mental relaxation is also required. So get him this mind therapy as well he will be benefitted for sure. Good luck.

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"As" per your clinical history is concerned both can be done at a time and there is no problem at all and CABG will be successful even after second time.

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As per the protocol It needs to be taken for a long time and maybe lifetime and there is no prognostic indicator involved

The echo report cannot accurately tell whether the patient is well or unwell. If she can walk around she is ok. If she can climb stairs easily she is doing very well, and if she is breathless often on minor exertion or when lying down, she is not well.

Operation is sometimes needed. For deciding about surgery, doctors check symptoms, ECG and echo pictures. Please post his ECG and echo graphics for a better opinion.