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Antibiotic Duration For Empyema

Premium Questions

Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

I have had a pyogenic liver abscess with diverticular disease as a possible inoculum right empyema what is all this as I have been very ill ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Nephrologist)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

I have yellow dripping from my nose, just started today. I have a slight headache too. My concern is that two years ago I had subdural empyema which came from a sinus infection . Do I need to worry? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

My husband had double lung transplant two years ago. Since then, continuous pneumonias due to pseudomonas and recurring empyema. On PIC line last six weeks with Iv piperacillin three times daily at home ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Satyadeo Choubey MD

Query&queryId=165428 CT scan eliminated lung cancer which is what they had decided on. Now they re talking about empyema . He does not have any fever, coughing up nothing except spit. Pains shift - left ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satyadeo Choubey ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

[I have lower rib pain (right side) after empynema pnemonia . I had surgery to cure/scrape the lungs of the pus. Is this normal?] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.Ketankumar Chaudhary MD

My father had a right pneumonectomy and has developed empyema in the cavity He has had several infections all treated with antibiotics Does empyema eventually heal itself ... View answer

Answered by : Dr.Ketankumar Chaudhary ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

MY SISTER WHO IS 45 YEARS OLD HAS BEEN DIAGONISED AS HAVING EMPYEMA AND IS NOW IN APOLLO HOSP IN BANGALORE UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR THE LAST22DAYS. THE PLEURAL FLUID HAS ALMOST BEEN DRAINED BUT NOW THE ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Timothy A. Clark MD

Hi, I had empyema when I was a child, 3 years old. After 27 years I haven t had any problems whatsoever related to this history. However now I m taking diving lessons, and already a licensed open water ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Timothy A. Clark ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

I have been treated for empyema and they have determined it to be strep bacteria. The infectious disease dr says there are no oral antibiotics that will be effective and he says I must have a picc line ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Jyoti Kalita MD

Hi I had a throacotomy about 2 and a half months ago. I had Empyema and a collapsed lung. I have chest pains from time to time and pain in where numbness used to be. Is this normal? I am afraid to go ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyoti Kalita ( Cardiac Surgeon)