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Question: My daughter is feeling chest discomfort, anxiety and weakness, she is on medication for RTI ( Viral Infection) , She was having compalint of RTI, nose block, Fever with severe vomitting feeling. After vomitting only was feeling little relaxed from anxiety and Ghabrahat( Chest discomfort). First put on Azithrimycin syrup later After 2 days treatment fever was still coming. Visited Dr. again , put on with Amoxy Clav. her fever subsided from last 1 day but she is very restless due to chest discomfort. Kindly suggest what to do to treat her chest discomfort.
Brief Answer:
It is due to weakness and reduced oxygen delivery
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. A respiratory tract infection can be either of bacterial or viral origin, and if it is of bacterial origin it will respond well to antibiotics (eg. azithromycin, amoxiclav, etc.), but if it is of viral origin we will only have to wait for the infection to subside itself as viral respiratory infections are not treated with any specific medications.
As for the ghabrahat, this is purely due to weakness ma'am. It is not just seen in children your daughters age, but also in adults who suffer from respiratory infections. The simple reason for this that the respiratory tract is not receiving enough oxygen as it does when healthy. This will obviously improve as the infection starts subsiding.
In the meantime, you can request your doctor to:
-Initiate some multivitamins to provide her with enough energy and nutrition to make her feel stronger to get rid of the ghabrahat
-Along with this, request your daughter's doctor to change the cough syrup as the current one does not seem to be helping much
-You can also give your daughter sips of lukewarm water in short intervals which will help with expulsion of sputum to improve breathing and decrease the ghabrahat
I hope you find my response helpful ma'am. Do not worry, I can understand you are worried because it is your daughter who is a small precious XXXXXXX but she will be fine in a matter of time. If you have any further clarifications, please do not hesitate to write to me, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
It is due to weakness and reduced oxygen delivery
Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. A respiratory tract infection can be either of bacterial or viral origin, and if it is of bacterial origin it will respond well to antibiotics (eg. azithromycin, amoxiclav, etc.), but if it is of viral origin we will only have to wait for the infection to subside itself as viral respiratory infections are not treated with any specific medications.
As for the ghabrahat, this is purely due to weakness ma'am. It is not just seen in children your daughters age, but also in adults who suffer from respiratory infections. The simple reason for this that the respiratory tract is not receiving enough oxygen as it does when healthy. This will obviously improve as the infection starts subsiding.
In the meantime, you can request your doctor to:
-Initiate some multivitamins to provide her with enough energy and nutrition to make her feel stronger to get rid of the ghabrahat
-Along with this, request your daughter's doctor to change the cough syrup as the current one does not seem to be helping much
-You can also give your daughter sips of lukewarm water in short intervals which will help with expulsion of sputum to improve breathing and decrease the ghabrahat
I hope you find my response helpful ma'am. Do not worry, I can understand you are worried because it is your daughter who is a small precious XXXXXXX but she will be fine in a matter of time. If you have any further clarifications, please do not hesitate to write to me, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear Sir,
After few investigations my daughter is found to suffer from hepatitis A Infection. Her SGPT levels are 3076 and Bilirubin >4. She is admitted in hospital , doctor has told not to give Glucose powder. Kindly clear is it not recommended . Over net I checked ,glucose is advisable. Kindly suggest some other things how to deal with. Gasto enterolist has stopped Liv 52, Hepamerz also recommende by paediatrician.
After few investigations my daughter is found to suffer from hepatitis A Infection. Her SGPT levels are 3076 and Bilirubin >4. She is admitted in hospital , doctor has told not to give Glucose powder. Kindly clear is it not recommended . Over net I checked ,glucose is advisable. Kindly suggest some other things how to deal with. Gasto enterolist has stopped Liv 52, Hepamerz also recommende by paediatrician.
Brief Answer:
Take glucose when hospitalised
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.
The main danger with hepatitis is a drop in blood glucose levels to a dangerously low level. For this reason many individuals keep consuming glucose which raises the levels to a really harmful one. For this reason, doctors end up treating high blood glucose levels more often than low blood sugar levels in patients with hepatitis. So it is best to take the glucose under a doctors supervision.
Usually hepatitis A and E self resolve within a duration of about 6 weeks (approximately), which is why not much treatment other than ORS and a hepato-protector (like hepamerz) is required. I would recommend at least 1 week in the hospital, under a doctors supervision to prevent initial effects like drop in blood pressure, electrolytes, etc. Other than this, all you have to do right now is make sure she consumes a fat-free, bland diet and an ORS (drink or powder) on a daily basis until you can get her to a hospital.
I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
Take glucose when hospitalised
Detailed Answer:
Hello once again sir.
The main danger with hepatitis is a drop in blood glucose levels to a dangerously low level. For this reason many individuals keep consuming glucose which raises the levels to a really harmful one. For this reason, doctors end up treating high blood glucose levels more often than low blood sugar levels in patients with hepatitis. So it is best to take the glucose under a doctors supervision.
Usually hepatitis A and E self resolve within a duration of about 6 weeks (approximately), which is why not much treatment other than ORS and a hepato-protector (like hepamerz) is required. I would recommend at least 1 week in the hospital, under a doctors supervision to prevent initial effects like drop in blood pressure, electrolytes, etc. Other than this, all you have to do right now is make sure she consumes a fat-free, bland diet and an ORS (drink or powder) on a daily basis until you can get her to a hospital.
I hope you find my response helpful. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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