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Suggest Treatment For Congestive Heart Failure
Hello, thank you for your help, my father is 83 years old, has congestive heart failure but has been doing well....he just took a prescribed dose of Tudorza inhaler before going to bed and he now has bad chills and slight temperture, 99.4....it says this is a common side affect for this medicine but he had taken this same medicine months ago with no side affects...he was prescribed Tudorza a second time and tonight was the first time so I think it is a side affect.. has taken 2 tylenol and monitoring him now to make sure doesn t get worse....do you have any suggestions or advice on how to proceed?
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
Hello, I am Dr Mody and I would be addressing your concern.
I per say don't believe that the inhaler is at fault.
But considering that it was prescribed you father would have some component of lung issues like bronchitis / COPD, along with cardiac failure.
Now his age, and CcF both makes his own immunity very less, predisposing him to various infection.
Tylenol is a safe medication for his fever. However if fever site is present I do request you get him investigated for fever and treat it, as infection can spread really fast in this age group decompensating the patient reall quick.
Let me know if any further help is required.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
I per say don't believe that the inhaler is at fault.
But considering that it was prescribed you father would have some component of lung issues like bronchitis / COPD, along with cardiac failure.
Now his age, and CcF both makes his own immunity very less, predisposing him to various infection.
Tylenol is a safe medication for his fever. However if fever site is present I do request you get him investigated for fever and treat it, as infection can spread really fast in this age group decompensating the patient reall quick.
Let me know if any further help is required.
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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