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Should Antibiotics Be Continued After Lung Fluid Reduces From 800 To 250 Ml?

I had lung infection last month where my chest x-ray showed around 800ml of liuid on my right side of the lung. I then asked to take anti-biotic for 6 months. After a week , i did ultra scan where liquid reduced to 250 ml. Do i still need to take anti biotic for 6 months? It's almost 2 weeks since i took ultra scan

                                                                 
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Hello
X ray showed 800 ml fluid in your right pleura ( lung ) .
Doctor advised you antibiotics and after a week your SCAN showed that fluid reduced to 250 ml .
In my opinion you must get in an X Ray and compare these two X rays i.e. previous one and this one and after that see the difference between amount of fluid .
Because this will shows you exact figure .
When such patient visit , I at once aspirate the fluid ( tapping or drainage ) and send this for culture and sensitivity test to find out exact reason of fluid accumulation in the lung ( pleaura ).
But if your treating physician advised treatment for 6 months , in my opinion you should complete this treatment .
Fluid accumulation in the lungs ( pleura ) may be due to these reasons , these include:
1 Tuberculosis .
2 Trauma
3 Carcinoma
There are also so many reasons , so get in culture of this fluid after needle aspiration.
2nd option consult one more physician and get his 2nd opinion.
Hope you will take it seriously .
Good luck.
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Should Antibiotics Be Continued After Lung Fluid Reduces From 800 To 250 Ml?

Hello X ray showed 800 ml fluid in your right pleura ( lung ) . Doctor advised you antibiotics and after a week your SCAN showed that fluid reduced to 250 ml . In my opinion you must get in an X Ray and compare these two X rays i.e. previous one and this one and after that see the difference between amount of fluid . Because this will shows you exact figure . When such patient visit , I at once aspirate the fluid ( tapping or drainage ) and send this for culture and sensitivity test to find out exact reason of fluid accumulation in the lung ( pleaura ). But if your treating physician advised treatment for 6 months , in my opinion you should complete this treatment . Fluid accumulation in the lungs ( pleura ) may be due to these reasons , these include: 1 Tuberculosis . 2 Trauma 3 Carcinoma There are also so many reasons , so get in culture of this fluid after needle aspiration. 2nd option consult one more physician and get his 2nd opinion. Hope you will take it seriously . Good luck.