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What Does Backache On The Right Side Indicate?
I ve been having aches and some pain on my right backside, I had the respiratory Flue 2/12 weeks ago,and have The stomach virus. I went back to work with a Preschool, and the children have been. I don t know if that area indicates my Kidneys, or is it a residual from having both Flues almost after one another. Thank you! My email address is YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
To differentiate between kidney problem and lung disease, you have to answer following questions and do some investigations.
Do you have any respiratory symptoms like cough with sputum, pain radiating to rib cage, difficulty in breathing, fever?
Do you have difficulty in urinating or burning micturation, flank pain, decreased urine output, lethargy?
Do following investigations:
- X-ray chest, routine blood investigation (total count, differential count, Hb)
- Ultrasound abdomen, x-ray KUB, kidney function tests
If all investigations are normal then possibility is of spinal nerve compression.
Go step by step - pulmonary physician, urologist and finally orthopedic consultation if required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Hiren Hirpara
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
To differentiate between kidney problem and lung disease, you have to answer following questions and do some investigations.
Do you have any respiratory symptoms like cough with sputum, pain radiating to rib cage, difficulty in breathing, fever?
Do you have difficulty in urinating or burning micturation, flank pain, decreased urine output, lethargy?
Do following investigations:
- X-ray chest, routine blood investigation (total count, differential count, Hb)
- Ultrasound abdomen, x-ray KUB, kidney function tests
If all investigations are normal then possibility is of spinal nerve compression.
Go step by step - pulmonary physician, urologist and finally orthopedic consultation if required.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Hiren Hirpara
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