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Infection of lungs with cavitations
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Cavity: A cavity (or hole) in the lung with infection. This is sometimes seen with tuberculosis.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kathleen Mullaneanswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Lung infection: If you have a viral infection other than influenza, then hydration ; symptomatic support (analgesics) is the best we can do. If you have laryngitis ... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gloria Kinganswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Need to be seen: Whether you were previously treated or not, it sounds like this is a new symptom and a thorough history and physical exam is needed to determine the c... Read More
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2.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kathleen Mullaneanswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Pneumonia: Some pneumonias have few symptoms (walking pneumonia) but most common symptoms associate with pneumonia are fever/sweats, feeling tired & weak, cough ... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Pneumonia: If they scoped you it was probably to look for some foreign material that might be plugging an airway or to get access to an area so they could get a ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nayana Trivedianswered
Internal Medicine 41 years experience
Rx AntiKoch ?: If this is a new finding and you are already started on the Antibiotic Treatment, then you may be able to continue working. It also depends on what ki... Read More
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2.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Gallantanswered
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
Thanks for asking!: It can be in serious or untreated cases, but in most cases we can treat pneumonia with antibiotics, so people usually survive.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shaym Puppalaanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Does increase risk: Smoking increases the risk of pneumonia (lung infection). It also is a strong contributor to COPD (emphysema/chronic bronchitis) which increases the ... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
36 years experience
Gerd: acid reflux disease can cause a variety of lung problems.
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3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Southardanswered
Internal Medicine 17 years experience
Not necessarily: It depends on the severity of the exposure, what the exposure was and your underlying lung status. You are right, some people after pulmonary exposur... Read More
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