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Diagnosed Bilateral Pneumonia. Prescribed Loasr. Having Side Effects. What To Do?
Question: In the month of 16th march 2013 my mother XXXXXXX XXXXXXX was admitted to a hospital with a fever with chill & rigor and later found bilateral pneumonia (in lower zone) and she was given the following medicine during 13days of admission.
1. Tab. CLARIBID 250MG OD
2. Inj. Clexane 20mg
3. Inj. Merotrol 1gm i/v BD
4. Nexpro 40mg i/v BD
5. Inj. Ticogem
6. Budicot (Neb.)
7. Duolin (6hrs) etc.....
She was discharge on 29/3/13. When she was discharged the following medicine was prescribed.
1. Tab. Claribid 250mg 1tab twice daily x 5days
2. ESOZ D 1tab daily before breakfast x 1 month
3. Tab. A – Z 1tab daily after breakfast x 1 month
4. Thyronorm 25mg daily
Now after 20-25 days she was again having fever and then I did a blood test on 23/4/13 for TC/DC/ESR, Hb, creatinine, urea, Na*, K* and the results are below:
1. WBC 0000/CUMM x10^9/L
2. RBC 4.13 x10^12^/L
3. ESR 112
Differential count is normal
4. Urea 39 mg/dl
5. Creatinine 2.2 mg/dl
6. Sodiam 133 mEq/L
7. Potassium 4.3 mEq/L
Again I visited on 25/04/13 another doctor and he prescribed the following medicine.
1. Losar 25 OD
2. Nebicard 2.5
3. Sompraz L 1tab daily before dinner
4. Dytor 5 1OD
5. Softeron 1tab daily
6. Doxt S 1tab morning 1tab eve. 15day the 1tab daily 7days
7. Syp. BG Port 2tsp after meal
9. Nexito Plus 1hr to meal
10. Softeron 1tab daily
Now she is having side effect, her lower jaw is shaking, her BP is high 170/76. Doctor advice to take Loasr 50mg. why it is happening?
Regards,
XXXXXXX
1. Tab. CLARIBID 250MG OD
2. Inj. Clexane 20mg
3. Inj. Merotrol 1gm i/v BD
4. Nexpro 40mg i/v BD
5. Inj. Ticogem
6. Budicot (Neb.)
7. Duolin (6hrs) etc.....
She was discharge on 29/3/13. When she was discharged the following medicine was prescribed.
1. Tab. Claribid 250mg 1tab twice daily x 5days
2. ESOZ D 1tab daily before breakfast x 1 month
3. Tab. A – Z 1tab daily after breakfast x 1 month
4. Thyronorm 25mg daily
Now after 20-25 days she was again having fever and then I did a blood test on 23/4/13 for TC/DC/ESR, Hb, creatinine, urea, Na*, K* and the results are below:
1. WBC 0000/CUMM x10^9/L
2. RBC 4.13 x10^12^/L
3. ESR 112
Differential count is normal
4. Urea 39 mg/dl
5. Creatinine 2.2 mg/dl
6. Sodiam 133 mEq/L
7. Potassium 4.3 mEq/L
Again I visited on 25/04/13 another doctor and he prescribed the following medicine.
1. Losar 25 OD
2. Nebicard 2.5
3. Sompraz L 1tab daily before dinner
4. Dytor 5 1OD
5. Softeron 1tab daily
6. Doxt S 1tab morning 1tab eve. 15day the 1tab daily 7days
7. Syp. BG Port 2tsp after meal
9. Nexito Plus 1hr to meal
10. Softeron 1tab daily
Now she is having side effect, her lower jaw is shaking, her BP is high 170/76. Doctor advice to take Loasr 50mg. why it is happening?
Regards,
XXXXXXX
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read the entire history and seen the reports which indicate that infection is still not resolved and BP is also high.
Elderly people are more susceptible to pneumonia for several reasons. Often they already suffer from co-morbid conditions such as heart disease, which means they don't tolerate infection as well as younger people. Age also causes a decrease in an older person's immune system response, so his defenses are weaker.
Treating bacterial pneumonia has become more complicated due to antibiotic resistance.The organisms that cause this disease mutate and can become resistant to drug treatment. This is one reason that it is important for a patient to finish her entire course of antibiotics; stopping treatment early actually encourages antibiotic resistance.
Your mother requires a long treatment with antibiotics as pneumonia in elderly takes long time to cure.
Your doctor has rightly increased the dose of LOSARTAN from 25 to 50 mg.
As far as shaking of jaw is concerned,it can be due to the fever or electrolyte disturbance caused by fever or intake of diuretic like DYTOR.
I hope it helps however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
Thanks for the query.
I have read the entire history and seen the reports which indicate that infection is still not resolved and BP is also high.
Elderly people are more susceptible to pneumonia for several reasons. Often they already suffer from co-morbid conditions such as heart disease, which means they don't tolerate infection as well as younger people. Age also causes a decrease in an older person's immune system response, so his defenses are weaker.
Treating bacterial pneumonia has become more complicated due to antibiotic resistance.The organisms that cause this disease mutate and can become resistant to drug treatment. This is one reason that it is important for a patient to finish her entire course of antibiotics; stopping treatment early actually encourages antibiotic resistance.
Your mother requires a long treatment with antibiotics as pneumonia in elderly takes long time to cure.
Your doctor has rightly increased the dose of LOSARTAN from 25 to 50 mg.
As far as shaking of jaw is concerned,it can be due to the fever or electrolyte disturbance caused by fever or intake of diuretic like DYTOR.
I hope it helps however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks
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