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Asking For Father, Male 69, wazirabad
sans ka bht msla ho ra bht zyada ghbrahat hoti unhy puri rat bahr bythy rhty cough bht h
plz do sputum for
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if he is coughing sputum then get sputum for AFB smear, AFB CULTURES, and genexpert. more over did he experience t.b in past?? get the above test done.
if not coughing up sputum get pleural effusion aspiration and get pl. effusion DR ,pl.effusion cytology ,pl.effusion AFB geneexpert ,Cultures.
see an expert advise both pulmonologist and cardiologist. as the age is such where all the factors are important to consider. may Allah relief his condition .
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no mam TB to nhi rhi heart problem thi phly ecg krae h us k leay wo report normal ae h
3 years ago
as there is bilateral effusion
first get an echo of heart and pro bnp levels to rule out cardiac failure
meanwhile you can go for sputum gene xpert and bacterial culture
you need to have sputum genexpart plus echocardiography to rule out cardiac issue ...
CT report had raised concern for TB.Cough may be due to TB,Please see a chest doctor. Thanks
Any history of pulmonary TB occupation of patient
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