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What Do You Suggest For Hydronemo Thorax?

hi

my sister is amited in hospital & she is suffering from hydronemo thorax dr has inserted ICD in her chest from las 35 day drain is coming around 150 to 100 some times it comes around 100 some times it increases

how much it should be mim drain should come.
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
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Hi. IF the drain is still so much , your sister needs to undergo further investigations to see what is the real underlying cause ( like tuberculosis, cancer and so on). What are the other investigations and what is the therapy she is undergoing. There has to an underlying cause.
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What Do You Suggest For Hydronemo Thorax?

Hi. IF the drain is still so much , your sister needs to undergo further investigations to see what is the real underlying cause ( like tuberculosis, cancer and so on). What are the other investigations and what is the therapy she is undergoing. There has to an underlying cause.