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How Can Pneumonia Be Treated?
my 74 yr old man who i recently started dating smokes an now has phenonia in both lungs and cant affor doctors and hospital stay i am worried sick he can barely breathe i dont know how to dive or where accatly he lives i know its towns away and all i can do is pray pleae help somehow for his systoms to get better symtoms
Tue, 10 Apr 2018
Hello,
As per your clinical history is concerned, please follow like this:
1) Do a clinical examination by your Doctor [pulmonologist] and to confirm do few investigations [chest X-ray, CBC with differential, Pulse oximetry, and sputum culture].
2) Discuss with your Doctor about specific injectable antibiotics, paracetamol for fever and cough syrup.
Do follow lifestyle modifications like this:
1) Vaccines are available to prevent some types of pneumonia and the flu. Talk with your doctor about getting these shots.
2) Practice good hygiene. To protect yourself against respiratory infections that sometimes lead to pneumonia, wash your hands regularly or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
3) Do not smoke. Smoking damages your lungs' natural defenses against respiratory infections.
4) Keep your immune system strong. Get enough sleep, exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo
As per your clinical history is concerned, please follow like this:
1) Do a clinical examination by your Doctor [pulmonologist] and to confirm do few investigations [chest X-ray, CBC with differential, Pulse oximetry, and sputum culture].
2) Discuss with your Doctor about specific injectable antibiotics, paracetamol for fever and cough syrup.
Do follow lifestyle modifications like this:
1) Vaccines are available to prevent some types of pneumonia and the flu. Talk with your doctor about getting these shots.
2) Practice good hygiene. To protect yourself against respiratory infections that sometimes lead to pneumonia, wash your hands regularly or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
3) Do not smoke. Smoking damages your lungs' natural defenses against respiratory infections.
4) Keep your immune system strong. Get enough sleep, exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo
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