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Suggest Treatment For Acute Inflammation Of The Bronchi Of The Lungs
Question: I had bronchitis in March and since then I have experienced bronchial tightness. Asthma doctor and pcp have said it is inflammation from heart surgery I had in December on top of have a bad bout of bronchitis. X-rays show clear lungs and lung function tests shows low level of normal results. Was put on advair 115 2 times a day. How long will it take for the inflammation subside? Could it be something else?
Brief Answer:
should clear within 6 months
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
We can sometimes never completely explain why inflammatory reactions happen in some patients like this. It is true that any surgery or severe illness can trigger an inflammatory reaction. These reactions can last for months. Hopefully the advair will treat your symptoms and you will be able to taper off of it in the next few months. It is a very good sign that your CXR and pulmonary function tests were normal. If the condition persists then you may need a CT of the chest, repeat pulmonary testing and some testing for autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
I wish you complete recovery soon,
Dr. Robinson
should clear within 6 months
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
We can sometimes never completely explain why inflammatory reactions happen in some patients like this. It is true that any surgery or severe illness can trigger an inflammatory reaction. These reactions can last for months. Hopefully the advair will treat your symptoms and you will be able to taper off of it in the next few months. It is a very good sign that your CXR and pulmonary function tests were normal. If the condition persists then you may need a CT of the chest, repeat pulmonary testing and some testing for autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
I wish you complete recovery soon,
Dr. Robinson
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi,
Thank you for your resonse. It is reassuring to hear that this happens to others.
Did you mean six months from when I had bronchitis or six months from start of Advair treatment?
Thank you for your resonse. It is reassuring to hear that this happens to others.
Did you mean six months from when I had bronchitis or six months from start of Advair treatment?
Brief Answer:
6 months from when it started
Detailed Answer:
Hopefully your symptoms will be resolving in a few months. If not see a pulmonary specialist
I hope you are back to normal soon and off the advair
Regards
Dr. Robinson
6 months from when it started
Detailed Answer:
Hopefully your symptoms will be resolving in a few months. If not see a pulmonary specialist
I hope you are back to normal soon and off the advair
Regards
Dr. Robinson
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi,
Thank you dor the reply. I too hope that the symptoms resolve soin too. Can you explain what low level of normal means on a spirometry?
Thank you dor the reply. I too hope that the symptoms resolve soin too. Can you explain what low level of normal means on a spirometry?
Brief Answer:
primarily FEV1
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
When spirometry is done the primary measure to look for obstructive disease like asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is FEV1 which stand for Forced Expiratory Volume in one second. When that gets low it means that there is some obstruction to air flow out of the lungs. You probably had on the low end of normal in your FEV1 measure on spirometry.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
primarily FEV1
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
When spirometry is done the primary measure to look for obstructive disease like asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is FEV1 which stand for Forced Expiratory Volume in one second. When that gets low it means that there is some obstruction to air flow out of the lungs. You probably had on the low end of normal in your FEV1 measure on spirometry.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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