It's been a week I've been coughing a lot at night. During the day, I have no symptoms whatsoever. What to do?
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- Nighttime cough that persists for some time may be due to a number of possible causes:
- Smoking (active or 1st hand, or passive or 2nd hand).
- Asthma: if you're a known asthmatic and have been expos... إقرأ أكثر
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My 48 yr old husband takes Tramal, Gavatrex, dexamethasone, Vit C, multi vitamin capsule, duphalac all at the same with fruits instead of water...is this advisable? He has stage 4 Lung Adenocarcinoma.
د. Mirna Waked,
طب الأمراض الرئوية والتنفسية
- yes leave it with the fruits. In such a case he cannot harm himself more than he is already impacted by the lung cancer
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My mother suffered from a gripe and severe cough three months ago and since then she feels there's something stuck in her trachea (chest) every time she swallows or drinks and it causes pain sometimes
د. Mirna Waked,
طب الأمراض الرئوية والتنفسية
- Yes, she might have chronic sinusitis or reflux or something more serious. Is she a smoker? Does she have asthma? She needs to be seen by a doctor to run some tests.
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Dr karim farah, i only have chest tightness from time 2time.sometimes fatigue on exercise but no other symptoms.normal ecg and e cho.
د. Karim Farah,
طب الأمراض الرئوية والتنفسية
- It might be due to asthma or stress or deconditionning. That's why you need be seen by a physician. General physician or specialist. To examine you and order more tests. Such as Spirometry.
Try to ... إقرأ أكثر
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I have chest tightness.chest xray:accentuation de la trame vasculaire hilaire et peri-hilaire bilaterale.Is it asthma?Is it stress?Is it heart issue?
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د. Mitri Achram,
طب إشعاعي
- The sentence: accentuation...., is a nonspecific descriptive sentence based on a subjective assessment or impression. Often it does not correspond to any real abnormality. I myself do not use this in ... إقرأ أكثر
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Hello. can a dry cough be developped into bronchitis or pneumonia..no fever....doees it necessary to take antiotics or a syrop , fluids and ventolin are enough?
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- If you're a chronic and/or heavy smoker, or have asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a simple cold is more likely to exacerbate into bronchitis or pneumonia, even in the absence ... إقرأ أكثر
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How can asthma be diagnosed? what should i do?
د. Jihad Irani,
طب الأسرة
- There is a test that can be done named: spirometry or pulmonary function test (PFT). This test is important whenever we think asthma.
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What is the difference between flu and influenza ?
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- Flu is a short for Influenza, which is mainly a respiratory illness that is caused by the influenza virus, and may also involve other organs of the body.
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Is there any relation between asthma and flu ?
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- Flu, or influenza, is a viral illness caused by the Influenza virus; it mainly affects the respiratory system (nose, sinuses, throat, lungs) but may have other manifestations involving other organs (m... إقرأ أكثر
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