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Pulmonology
Critical Care
Internal Medicine
Sleep Medicine
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Hindi, Kannada, Oriya, Urdu
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: Commonly seen in small cell cancers; and sometimes in non small cells types as well.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Seek help: Start with your internist who may initiate some basic tests based on your symptoms and then may refer you to a pulmonologist who will diagnose and the... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Sats <90%: Oximeter showing <90% or more appropriately pao2 <58 is considered hypoxia and need for o2 supplemental oxygen will be needed.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Lot of them: Cough, dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, chest heaviness, chest pain, gasping, snoring, stridor, sputum production, heartburn, hemoptysis, fever, ca... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Likely: ARDS still carries a very high mortality rate of about 35-38% in multiple studies and the morbidity rate is higher. Lot of work has been done and is o... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Crushed??: If this means difficulty expanding and chest tightness, then a lot of things can do it including asthma, copd, cough leading to chest muscle pains, dy... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Maybe: Quite a few viral illnesses leave a rash, localized or systemic, coryza, cold, and usually resolved. Watch out for extension.
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Inflammation: Usually these words mean acute on chronic nonspecific 'inflammation' or 'infection' of the lungs and causes could be many. A pulmonary consultation wi... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Maybe: Bnp of 331 is considered 'borderline' and can be due to right or left heart failure; and may or may not be chf. Clots neg is a good thing. Edema has ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Snoring : Snoring may or may not indicate sleep apnea. Statistically 40% men snore but about 1 in 4 have sleep apnea and of course, as is true with all branches... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Exogenous hormones: Any hormone given from externally (body not being able to make it enough for its own need, or as a form of medication to achieve certain goal) comes u... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Low 'fighters': With dmd and its subsets, there are some cases with affected white cell lines and the immunoglob as well.
Add to this problem of poor muscles power ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Infection of lung: An organism called pneumocystis carini (now jirovechi) can cause infection of the lung, esp in the immunocompromised hosts and can cause profound hypo... Read More
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
May be: Primers are known to cause increased bronchoresponsiveness in some folks. If you do get wheezing and dyspnea when in the vicinity of the primers, may ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Dont know: I dont think anybody without an 'eye' (like a crystal ball) for the future can date this.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: More complex the medical issues like diabetes, immunodef or chronic illnesses- , more likely the chance of infection and for it to progress to sepsis.... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Not true: Sepsis management has come a long way, and if done per guidelines, has brought down mortality and morbidity dramatically. Still, i agree, a lot of wor... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Normal: Just like every other person.. About 90% and above; whether on or off the ventilator.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Could diesel fumes cause scar tissue and fibrosis - if the diesel fumes are in the work environment?
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
No: Not likely to in short term exposure. Fibrosis generally happens with long term, generally decades, of exposures to inciting factors, that can be of v... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Concerted effort: Effort under guidance is the best. I strongly recommend bariatric surgery; through a program though!. Teamwork including dietician, exercise therapist... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Muscle pains?: Presuming the 'hurt' to be in the ribs, and suspecting cough to be present for a good many days, most likely it is muscular, complicated by altered an... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Test: It is 'polymerase chain reaction' test request for diagnosis of pertussis bug in the sample and is a good one.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Maybe: While in normal or thin abd people on deep pressing one can feel the pulsating aorta, it is actually rare! pulsating in the abdomen with 'warm' abdome... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
?: If you live in a coal dust prone area, the incidence will be really high, compared to population living away from it.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
NO: I dont think there is a solid relationship; but logically it makes sense for people to actually breathe harder or faster..
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: Bradypnea means less number of breaths, generally less than 8/ min.
Hypopnea (if severe apnea) if shallow breathing; rate is good but volume is a pro... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Variable: Generally 4-10 days. Like almost anything in medicine, depends on a lot of variables including physical health of the individual and virulence of the ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: Smoking has been associated with tremors. Marijuana is equivalent to 17 cig per some studies.. So you can calculate..
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Sleep apnea: Most certainly you have sleep apnea with its classical adrenergic response (sweating, tachycardia) with fragmented sleep, insomnia associated with sle... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: They can be manifestation of sleep related problems or independent of these.
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A male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Generally : Generally dyspnea (or shortness of breath) can be caused by multitude of problems and discsusion of each of this is beyond the scope of this qa sessio... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Not advisable: Persistent cough needs to be evaluated for the cause, as cough is only a symptom (or a sign) for something very benign or more sinister. I strongly re... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: No protection from organisms and dust is offered by the nasal passage and the pharyngeal regions. Sinuses also help in ventilation process as well as ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Link: Please see the link below and read at your leisure. Let me know if you have any specific question.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Exercise: Aerobics and weight training are both helpful in reaching your goal- better way!
other wise, becoming obese is another way:).
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Leg movement disorde: Can be due to RLS or plmd or a benign condition called 'hypneic jerks'. Other rare leg movement disorders can present as well and a good history and e... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Could be: Could be pericarditis also. Hope the follow up ekg is 'normal'.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Depends: Variables like need to treat initiation or maintenance insomnia, adults or kids or elderly, or depression as comorbidity are considered in chosing the... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Spasm: Paraspinal muscle spasms can present this way and heat application, changing postures should help. If not, see a pt.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Number of causes: Infection itself can cause leukopenia due to demand supply issue. Drugs can do it. So can cancers, certain type of infections and a host of causes tha... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sanjay Agarwalanswered
Pulmonology 28 years experience
Breathes on own: Ventilator 'breathes' for you. If taken off, you are on your own ! if you are not treated yet of the primary disease condition, lungs may not be able ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: Unfortunate, but true. Cancer cells found any place other than the 'point of origin' makes it 'metastatic' and by established norms in TNM classificat... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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No: 5 days of clexane? 150 mg? Who gave you this? Doesn't seem to serve the purpose and dosage is absurd. Generally given as a bridge till the warfarin is... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Yes: No problems have been reported; nor could one anticipate one with the 'essence of life'. I hope you dont have severe COPD and blebs, that may rupture,... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Depends: If the lung health is the only consideration and one doesnt have any symptoms then a 'routine' cxr may safely say that your lungs are healthy.. I gues... Read More
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Incomplete Treatment: Looks like you have both central and obstructive events and bipap (not sure why given, unless i know more about the report or study) is eliminating so... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
No: In most states, all you need to do is hands on training in a lab; do some online courses and take the brpt tests for cpsgt or rpsgt. Bingo...
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Oxygen in the blood: Measured indirectly by the oximeter, it measures the amount of oxygen your blood is carrying.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Less likely: Most knots or lumps 'palpable' on the 'tummy' may or may not be serious illnesses but are definitely not clots. If in doubt, and if these 'hard place... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Pulmonology 28 years experience
Train and pass board: Hands on training in a lab, modules online, and then clear the exams held by brpt.
Good luck.
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Thank you so very much! I worry so much about these blood clots. I have 4 little ones and fear of dying and leaving them is so real now.
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Bangalore Medical College
Graduated 1995MD
Residency
Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center
Awards
honors
Top Pulmonologist , First Place, California - Winter
2013
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
American Acacdemy Of Sleep Medicine
American College Of Chest Physicians
Indian Society Of Critical Care Medicine
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