Medical Advice on "General Practitioner"

Kindly suggest some medicine for cold, cough and itchy throat.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. According to the history provided, it could be pharyngitis associated with upper respiratory tract infection. Your work up should be done as follows : Auscultation, chest x-ra...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

How reliable are the PFT tests?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your attached reports in detail (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Serum uric acid is on a borderline level. It can increase due to alcohol, soda-based cold drinks, non-vegetarian food,...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Patil Mahaveer Jingonda

How to come out of eating non-food items?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your disorder. Yes, you are suffering from pica, disorder of eating non-food items with no nutritive value. You understand that this is a bad habit and still you chew all these unwanted materials. In ne...  View thread »

Answered by Swapan Banerjee

Is it possible to diagnose pulmonary fibrosis using chest x-ray?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, and progressive disease of lungs with unknown etiology. Clinical, physiological and radiological criteria diagnose it. When there is a suspicion of pulmonary fibrosis, a chest x-ray is the...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Hardik Tusharkant Bambhania