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Asked for male, 74 years old from Kolkata
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MBBS,, MD - Pulmonary Medicine, EDRAM

Pulmonologist•Delhi
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M sorry to hear for your disease.
Hoarsness of voice may be due to another pathology involvong nerves or lymph nodes .it may also be due to fungal infection .however chances of being the same are very less. Kindly take appointment for further clarification.
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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.
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Homeopathy Doctor•Kolkata
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Hello . Copd is not a communicable disease , which can transmit from one person to another . If you have any problem , you can ask me through private questions.
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MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

Pulmonologist•Bangalore
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Dear Mr. lybrate-user, defcort is not the answer for your copd. U need to he put on different kind of inhalers and few other medications to keep your copd under control. Hrct thorax needs to be done to rule out any fibrosis.
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Pulmonologist•Bangalore
Mr. lybrate-user, daily consumption of defcort is injurious to health. It has not of side effects. More over copd is less likely to respond to steroids. U need to be started on inhalers.
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Icchyosis my father has been diagnosed with mild ild, ipf. Gerd. Pulmonologist in bangalore Dr. Br ramesh had prescribed pirfenex cipla tablet. Recently changed to acebrophylline 100 mg. Reason: he was not eating well. He has oxygen at home and also checks oxygen level with oximeter. Questions: 1. Are there any trials or cures better in homeopathy than allopathy? 2. What is the best way to control cough and also maintain his appetite? 3. He is eating little by little multiple times. Is this the way this condition works? 4. He was in america and had gone through multiple sets of tests, ct scans, blood tests, x-rays and was never told by the doctors that he has mild ild, ipf - lung scarring. After going back to india a year back he was told this diagnosis. 5. Are there any stem cell therapy or treatment available? 6. He is complaining about “dum chandna” or shortness of breath and not able to walk properly. 7. What is the best course of treatment? 8. Can he take allopathy and homeopathy medicines? Deriphyllin 150 mg for dama b-complex multivitamins homeopathy medicines sometimes acebroohylline 100 mg.

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Pulmonologist•Bangalore
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
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