Hello, My mother, for unreasonable reasons, refuses to go to a doctor (due to various fears) so I am asking for advice here: For about 2 weeks now, she has been experiencing stomach problems; it starts about 30 minutes to 1 hour after eating. She des...
How do you assess these blood values: Leukocytes 6.5 Erythrocytes 5.84 Hemoglobin 17.5 Hematocrit 49.7 Are the values within the normal range or concerning? Thank you for your response.
Hello, I was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (right leg) in August 2019. I was prescribed blood thinning tablets (Eliquis) and thrombosis stockings. I was supposed to take the tablets and wear the stockings for 6 months, so the therapy ends at...
Hello, I am male and 36 years old. A few days ago, a chest X-ray was performed. The radiologist told me that compared to images from 3 years ago, chronic bronchitis is visible and also irreversible. Two years ago, I started using electronic cigarette...
Good day, Today I am addressing you with a very serious problem. I have been suffering from constant nausea for about 6 months. I would like to explain this constant nausea. Many people understand constant nausea as feeling sick from time to time. ...
Hello Dr. Gehring. Unfortunately, I have to send you another question regarding your last response (I, male 24, lupus patient). About 1.5 years ago, this mild lung overinflation was diagnosed, and your information about it has left me a bit confused....
Hello, I quit smoking in February of this year. Thorax X-ray & lung function test at the pulmonologist were all okay, but a visit to the ENT resulted in a diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, which is currently being treated. The main reason for quitting...
Hello, I have been experiencing symptoms on the right side of my face for 3 weeks. It started with intense tingling and mild pain all over. At first, I thought it was a tooth issue, as the tingling and pain extended from the upper jaw to the temple ...
Dear Sir or Madam, I gave birth to a child weighing 2610 g at 40 weeks gestation. My child was born normally and is healthy. The placenta was sent in and it was determined that there were no infarctions, inflammation, etc. However, the report mentio...
Hello! I, male, 36 years old, weight 130 kg at 1.86m height, smoker have been having the following problems for about 1.5 years now. It all started with occasional discomfort around the navel. Shortly after, I also started experiencing back pain (jus...
Dear Sir or Madam, I was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. Troponin value at 7:45 am = 107 and CK value 53. Suspected heart attack. Blood 6 hours later Troponin: 97. Now echocardiography and lung CT were done: without findings. 24 hours later the...
Hello, a question for Ms. Höllering! I am male and 23 years old, you might still remember me, I was the Lupus patient with ALS anxiety and I have asked questions on JustAnswer before. Currently, I don't have any problems and I am studying, currently ...
Nearly a week ago, I had an MRI during which I had to breathe in and out rapidly for several minutes. Right after the examination, I experienced a kind of cramping in my esophagus. The next day, I felt like I suddenly could feel every bite I took go...
Good day, I am reaching out to you in full fear. I have been dealing with coughing and a runny nose constantly for months. Almost always leading to bronchitis. It has been happening almost every month since January, and I have been prescribed antibi...
Hello. For 10 years, I have had a problem with regulating my circulation after changing positions. When I stand up after sitting for a while, I feel a pulse-synchronous pressure in my head which then subsides after 30 seconds. My BMI is 42, weight is...
Hello dear medical team, let me introduce myself briefly: I am a 46-year-old woman, a smoker for 30 years (had a preventive smoking CT scan last year, everything was fine), I am 1.68 cm tall and weigh 70 kg. I don't do much exercise, I jog about twic...
Dear Dr. Schaaf, I have been following your contributions in forums on the topic of thrombosis and also your website Thrombose-Hilfe, and I am glad to see you are caring for those affected. Now I am reaching out to you as I also have some questions...
Hello and thank you in advance for your time! Yesterday, I received a referral to the hospital for suspected pulmonary embolism and was supposed to go there for an examination - but now I believe my primary care physician had an acute "almost-finish...
I had/have an acute bronchitis with mild fever of 38.5 to 39 about 2 weeks ago (since 20.09). This was treated with antibiotics. The sputum is white again, but in the last 5 days there have been occasional traces of blood in the mucus. (That's why th...
Hello, I have a leukocyte count of 18.4 (neutrophilic granulocytes 78 and 14,280 in the differential blood count, others barely elevated or well below, e.g. lymphocytes at 15). Vitamin D is too low at 23, it was even only 8 months before. Before th...
Hello Dr. I have a general question regarding the ventilation of a patient. Let's consider the following scenario: a patient experiences respiratory failure (high spinal anesthesia) and is ventilated with FIO2 100% until the acute life-threatening s...
I caught a very bad flu, worse than I have in a long time. Progress: On Sunday, 01/25/2015, I started feeling weak in the afternoon. In the evening, I started experiencing mild joint pain. The next day, I had a high fever, almost 38.4 degrees Celsiu...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following problem. For a long time now, I have had a small white/translucent hard grain (about the size of a millet seed) on the nasal septum on the thin cartilaginous piece in my nose for about 1 year, first on the rig...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have the following problem. About 6 years ago, I had a year with several cases of tonsillitis, which always subsided. Even back then, I had a pea-sized lump on my tonsil. It was checked by my ENT doctor in 2013 and deemed harmle...
Dear Sir or Madam, I visited a pulmonologist today and received a referral to a radiologist for a CT scan. In the field for diagnosis/suspected diagnosis, the following is written: "Prominent left hilum + scar changes" The doctor told me that thes...
