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Hi, I'm Consulting For My Grandmother, Who Has Been Sick
Question: Hi, I'm consulting for my grandmother, who has been sick for almost 3 weeks now.
At the beginning, she lost her voice, it came back 3 days later but she started coughing non-stop since. Recently she also has difficulty breathing. She lost her appetite and doesn't want to eat. Right now she is in a very weak state and doesn't want to leave bed unless it's for bathroom
She tested negative for covid-19.
Additional information: She doesn't snore at night, but still coughs sometimes; She is quite thin.
At the beginning, she lost her voice, it came back 3 days later but she started coughing non-stop since. Recently she also has difficulty breathing. She lost her appetite and doesn't want to eat. Right now she is in a very weak state and doesn't want to leave bed unless it's for bathroom
She tested negative for covid-19.
Additional information: She doesn't snore at night, but still coughs sometimes; She is quite thin.
Brief Answer:
She needs inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description possibility of bronchitis is more likely.
She needs inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid along with oral bronchodilator and anti histamine drug.
I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your grand mother. Thanks.
She needs inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
By your history and description possibility of bronchitis is more likely.
She needs inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid along with oral bronchodilator and anti histamine drug.
I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your grand mother. Thanks.
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Dr. Prasad
Hi can you send a prescription for her because I'm not sure which bronchodilators to use
Brief Answer:
Formoterol and budesonide combination should be used.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry to say but in online consultation we doctors can not give official prescription. We can only suggest or advice.
So try formoterol and budesonide combination or salmeterol and fluticasone combination.
Foracort and seroflo are commonly used from Cipla company.
Try to get any of these.
Give it two puffs twice daily.
Hope I have solved your query. If you are not having further queries then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Formoterol and budesonide combination should be used.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry to say but in online consultation we doctors can not give official prescription. We can only suggest or advice.
So try formoterol and budesonide combination or salmeterol and fluticasone combination.
Foracort and seroflo are commonly used from Cipla company.
Try to get any of these.
Give it two puffs twice daily.
Hope I have solved your query. If you are not having further queries then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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