Question 1

treatment of right upper side chest pain?

Accepted Answer

Depends: While right sided chest pain is often benign , i would still recommend an md visit to clarify the cause.

Question 2

what is the treatment for a sucking chest wound?

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Chest tube: Need chest tube, we had a pt with metastatic ca, open chest wound due to acute bleed for palliation did just fluid tapping, family decided just vaseline dsg with boiled cloth diapers orally started royal jelly, aloe arborencense, almond butter small pearl, with herbal green drinks    
patients wound sealed itself.

Question 3

is a pigeon chest and barrel chest the same thing?

Accepted Answer

No: A pigeon chest is a deformity of the sternum in teenagers called pectus carinitum or excavatum. These are usually not responsible for any symptoms but are mostly cosmetic. A barrel chest is the result of COPD or emphysema and is an over expansion of the lungs from smoking resulting in the entire rib cage billowing out ke a barrel.

Question 4

my partner has a serious chest pain from friday till now? what's the best treatment?

Accepted Answer

Chest Pain: Without knowing more specifics about the pain, the age of your partner, social habits like smoking, etc, the best advice is to have your partner evaluated by a physician, an urgent care center, or an emergency room.

Question 5

hi.. i have slight pain and discomfort in front and back side chest with certain moves. suggest me treatment n reason.. thanx?

Accepted Answer

R/O COSTOCHONDRITIS: You need to be examined have blood work and ekg. If you had a recent viral infection , you may have a post infection COSTOCHONDRITIS which usually responds to a course of prednisone with taper over 8dys. Also PLEURITIS and pericarditis can mimic these symptoms

Question 6

what does having a barrel chest mean?

Accepted Answer

Lung disease: Barrel chest is a deformity of the chest wall that develops in response to chronic over-inflated lungs.  This is typically seen in patients with long standing, advanced emphysema, which is usually caused by smoking tobacco.

Question 7

what causes someone to have a barrel chest?

Accepted Answer

Chronic overaeration: Barrel chest deformities with increased anteroposterior chest diameters can be seen in obstructive forms of chronic pulmonary disease, such as cystic fibrosis and untreated or poorly controlled asthma. In older patients chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be cause. Arthritis may limit motion and cause chest deformitiy.

Question 8

how can barrel chest be corrected in adults?

Accepted Answer

Barrel chest: This is a characteristic you were born with and i would try to learn to live with it. I suppose if you really looked you could find a surgeon willing to do major surgery to correct it but i would not  adviceit.

Question 9

why do people have barrel chest? heredity?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Genetics can certainly influence the shape of the thorax through the the way that genes control the growth of the ribs, vertebrae, and lungs. Folks with either genetic or environmental reasons for big lungs, like alpha-1-antitrypsin deficience and emphysema from smoking, can have barrel shaped chests. Certain rare conditions that affect bone growth can also cause this.

Question 10

i have pigeon chest. iam 23 yrs female treatment?

Accepted Answer

Likely nothing: Pectus carinatum is best operated when young.
Unlikely to cause you physical trouble.
If not very exaggerated in the appearance, you likely should leave alone.
Thoracic surgeons and some pediatric thoracic surgeons are interested in, and expert, in the condition.

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