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What Does The Following X Ray Report Indicate?
Question: I attached an xray result. my second xray.. i have done HIV and TB of which came out negative,i hav also had fluids removed from the left lungs.. can you please explain the result and what medication i would need to take.
Brief Answer:
What are the fluid reports?
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
You are known case of pleural effusion and you have not provided enough information.
Please let me know
1. Before how many days you had pleural fluid removal?
2. How much fluid was aspirated?
3. Have you get done fluid reports?
4. Are you taking any medications at present?
5. Can you upload the images of both the x rays?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
What are the fluid reports?
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
You are known case of pleural effusion and you have not provided enough information.
Please let me know
1. Before how many days you had pleural fluid removal?
2. How much fluid was aspirated?
3. Have you get done fluid reports?
4. Are you taking any medications at present?
5. Can you upload the images of both the x rays?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
The fluid was removed a month ago, 20ml of fluid.
I did the fluid test but wasn't shown the result.
Was admitted in the hospital for 8 days and given CO-AMOXICLAV intravenously.
After been discharged was given CO-AMOXICLAV tablets for 10 days. Folic acid, vitamin c and vitamin b, It's been 10 days since my last medication.
Attached are two xrays img-0000WA10010 was taken 5days ago while the other one with img-0000WA10010(1) was taken on the 25th of feb.
I did the fluid test but wasn't shown the result.
Was admitted in the hospital for 8 days and given CO-AMOXICLAV intravenously.
After been discharged was given CO-AMOXICLAV tablets for 10 days. Folic acid, vitamin c and vitamin b, It's been 10 days since my last medication.
Attached are two xrays img-0000WA10010 was taken 5days ago while the other one with img-0000WA10010(1) was taken on the 25th of feb.
Brief Answer:
Fluid reports are very important in treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
You are having moderate pleural effusion and given antibiotic (Amoxicillin and clavulinic acid).
Moderate pleural effusion is mostly infective in origin.
Infective etiology is commonly
1. Tuberculosis
2. Bacterial pneumonia.
We can differentiate these two only on the basis of fluid reports.
So fluid reports are must to decide the treatment and future follow up plans.
If you have done the fluid reports then you should demand for its copy, so that I can guide you further.
Also tell me
1. Which symptoms were you having at the time of 1st x ray?
2. Did you have fever, weakness, weight loss, chest pain etc?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Fluid reports are very important in treatment.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
You are having moderate pleural effusion and given antibiotic (Amoxicillin and clavulinic acid).
Moderate pleural effusion is mostly infective in origin.
Infective etiology is commonly
1. Tuberculosis
2. Bacterial pneumonia.
We can differentiate these two only on the basis of fluid reports.
So fluid reports are must to decide the treatment and future follow up plans.
If you have done the fluid reports then you should demand for its copy, so that I can guide you further.
Also tell me
1. Which symptoms were you having at the time of 1st x ray?
2. Did you have fever, weakness, weight loss, chest pain etc?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
Symptoms at the time of first xray, Difficulty in breathing, pain on the left side of the ribs, fever and weakness, Weighed 55 and later weighed 52kg, Chest pain as well. i will am still awaiting the fluid report.
Brief Answer:
All these symptoms are since how many days?
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
Thanks for your history.
Your symptoms are more suggestive of tubercular pleural effusion.
And fluid reports are essential to differentiate between tubercular and bacterial effusion.
So please let me know
1. Did you had fever with chills?
2. Your symptoms were since how many days, like since 1 week ok 2weeks or more than 1 month.
3. Which fluid investigations, the doctor has sent?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
All these symptoms are since how many days?
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
Thanks for your history.
Your symptoms are more suggestive of tubercular pleural effusion.
And fluid reports are essential to differentiate between tubercular and bacterial effusion.
So please let me know
1. Did you had fever with chills?
2. Your symptoms were since how many days, like since 1 week ok 2weeks or more than 1 month.
3. Which fluid investigations, the doctor has sent?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No...the fever wasn't with chills, A month today, I still haven't gotten any fluid report
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are more suggestive of tuberculosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear; thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
Since you are not having fdver with chills and your symptoms are of 1 month duration, possibility of tubercular pleural effusion more.
Treatment of tuberculosis is of six months atleast.
But you need to have strong evidence like fluid reports favouting tuberculosis , to start anti tb drugs.
So please contact with your doctor and ask for fluid reports. Because this is the thing which will decide future treatment plan.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you better.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Your symptoms are more suggestive of tuberculosis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear; thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
Since you are not having fdver with chills and your symptoms are of 1 month duration, possibility of tubercular pleural effusion more.
Treatment of tuberculosis is of six months atleast.
But you need to have strong evidence like fluid reports favouting tuberculosis , to start anti tb drugs.
So please contact with your doctor and ask for fluid reports. Because this is the thing which will decide future treatment plan.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you better.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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