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What Could Cause Lung Pain?
Hi, my partner (age 49 - non smoker) has just inhaled chlorine fumes when he took the lid off the tub of tablets to put into the hot tub. He now feels sick, lungs hurt if he breathes deeply and is hot to the touch but he says he feels cold. He s lying in bed and says he feels bad I m not sure if symptoms will pass or if I should seek medial advice? Please can you suggest what the best thing to do? Thanks
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY IT SEEMS PRUDENT THAT YOUR PARTNER SUFFERED INHALATIONAL INJURY LEADING TO "CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS".THIS CAN QUITE BE TROUBLE SOME.IT CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTY, CHEST PAIN,ACID BASE IMBALANCES IN THE BLOOD,HYPOXIA ETC.I SUGGEST YOUR PARTNER GETS AN XRAY -CHEST,ARTERIAL BLOOD ANALYSIS,COMPLETE BLOOD COUNTS AND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE STUDY.BASED ON WHICH ACCURATE TREATMENT CAN BE DIRECTED.TREATMENT PROTOCOLS INCLUDE BREATHING 100% OXYGEN AT ROOM AIR,NEBULISED AEROSOLS OF SALBUTAMOL AND STEROIDS.MOTELEUKAST AND ZILEUTON,ANTIBIOTICS WILL BE HELPFUL.CONSULT AN EXPERT CHEST PHYSICIAN TO HELP YOU FURTHER.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY IT SEEMS PRUDENT THAT YOUR PARTNER SUFFERED INHALATIONAL INJURY LEADING TO "CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS".THIS CAN QUITE BE TROUBLE SOME.IT CAN CAUSE BREATHING DIFFICULTY, CHEST PAIN,ACID BASE IMBALANCES IN THE BLOOD,HYPOXIA ETC.I SUGGEST YOUR PARTNER GETS AN XRAY -CHEST,ARTERIAL BLOOD ANALYSIS,COMPLETE BLOOD COUNTS AND ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE STUDY.BASED ON WHICH ACCURATE TREATMENT CAN BE DIRECTED.TREATMENT PROTOCOLS INCLUDE BREATHING 100% OXYGEN AT ROOM AIR,NEBULISED AEROSOLS OF SALBUTAMOL AND STEROIDS.MOTELEUKAST AND ZILEUTON,ANTIBIOTICS WILL BE HELPFUL.CONSULT AN EXPERT CHEST PHYSICIAN TO HELP YOU FURTHER.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
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