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Suggest Reasons And Treatments For Severe Pain On The Left Side Of The Abdomen
Question: age 57 female diabetic. For the past one month there has been pain in the waist particularly severe on the left side of the abdomen above the kidneys. went for tests & medicines were given for 10days. its been a week & there is no relief but pain got more. i am attaching the recent reports. sleeping in the bed causes pain to get worse than sleeping on the floor. sitting & getting up also causing so much pain. plz suggest corrective measures.
Brief Answer:
Renal stone
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir,
I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but your reports show a small renal stone and a possible urinary tract infection. Since medications did not improve your condition then I would recommend that you consider lithotripsy to break the stone into small pieces that will easily pass with urine and I would also recommend that you get a urine culture to detect which antibiotic will help cure the infection if any is present. In the mean while you can take an analgesic as ibuprofen tablets 200 mg every eight hours.
I hope you find this helpful..
Renal stone
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir,
I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but your reports show a small renal stone and a possible urinary tract infection. Since medications did not improve your condition then I would recommend that you consider lithotripsy to break the stone into small pieces that will easily pass with urine and I would also recommend that you get a urine culture to detect which antibiotic will help cure the infection if any is present. In the mean while you can take an analgesic as ibuprofen tablets 200 mg every eight hours.
I hope you find this helpful..
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Sir we will get the reports by tomorrow evening for urine culture test so that you may suggest future course of action.
Brief Answer:
According to the result
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, hello again.. if the urine culture confirms the presence of an infection then you will need a prescription for an antibiotic course for continuous fourteen days to clear the infection then schedule for a lithotripsy procedure to break the stone into small parts that will pass easily with urine.. if the urine culture excluded the presence of infection then you should go for the lithotripsy directly.. I hope you find this helpful..
According to the result
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, hello again.. if the urine culture confirms the presence of an infection then you will need a prescription for an antibiotic course for continuous fourteen days to clear the infection then schedule for a lithotripsy procedure to break the stone into small parts that will pass easily with urine.. if the urine culture excluded the presence of infection then you should go for the lithotripsy directly.. I hope you find this helpful..
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Dr. Prasad
Sir i am sending urine culture test reports & the prescription for elimination of stone given by the doctor. those medicines didnt work sir. used them for 10days but no relief. plz clarify based on the urine culture test the further course of action sir
Brief Answer:
Infection confirmed
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, hello again.. the urine culture reveals the presence of an infection but did not specify the type of the infection or the antibiotics the infection is sensitive to.. So, I would recommend that you get back to your doctor for a prescription of an antibiotic course for 14 days followed by a follow up urine culture to ensure elimination of the infection. once infection eliminated then you should schedule for a session of lithotripsy to break the stone into small pieces that will pass easily with urine.. I hope you find this helpful..
Infection confirmed
Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, hello again.. the urine culture reveals the presence of an infection but did not specify the type of the infection or the antibiotics the infection is sensitive to.. So, I would recommend that you get back to your doctor for a prescription of an antibiotic course for 14 days followed by a follow up urine culture to ensure elimination of the infection. once infection eliminated then you should schedule for a session of lithotripsy to break the stone into small pieces that will pass easily with urine.. I hope you find this helpful..
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Dr. Remy Koshy
sir as per your suggestion again went for culture test. attaching the report.
is this enough or we need to repeat the test?? there is no relief from pain also. if the report is enough plz suggest medication for the infection without the need of prescription sir. coz she lives in a rural area & consultation of a doctor facilities are not good enough
is this enough or we need to repeat the test?? there is no relief from pain also. if the report is enough plz suggest medication for the infection without the need of prescription sir. coz she lives in a rural area & consultation of a doctor facilities are not good enough
Brief Answer:
Sensitivity test
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma'am, the test results did not show the sensitivity test which is needed to determine which antibiotic will treat your infection best. However, once the results of sensitivity test appear, you will need to refer to your doctor for a perscribtion of this antibiotic. I hope you find this helpful..
Sensitivity test
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma'am, the test results did not show the sensitivity test which is needed to determine which antibiotic will treat your infection best. However, once the results of sensitivity test appear, you will need to refer to your doctor for a perscribtion of this antibiotic. I hope you find this helpful..
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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