Common Respiratory Diseases Treatment

Although there are various approaches to treating UARS, adult and paediatric patients receive distinct courses of care. The main treatments for this are oral appliances, sleep surgery, and positive airway pressure therapy.

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty in breathing. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia.

Pneumonia can range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. It is most serious for infants and young children, people older than age 65, and people with health problems or weakened immune systems.

Signs and symptoms of pneumonia may include:

Chest pain when you breathe or cough

Confusion or changes in mental awareness (in adults age 65 and older)

Cough, which may produce phlegm

Fatigue

Fever, sweating and shaking chills

Lower than normal body temperature (in adults older than age 65 and people with weak immune systems)

Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea

Shortness of breath

Early identification of pneumonia is very essential. Xray chest and HRCT chest are key investigations. Throat swab sample for RTPCR is nowadays very useful test particularly for various viral infections to diagnose specific cause. Sputum sample for culture may be useful in selected cases. Selection of antibiotic and antiviral drugs requires expert clinical skills to initiates treatment effectively.

At Zydus we have the best-in-the-State infrastructure to deal with these kind of life-threating conditions. Our expert team of Pulmonologists, advance laboratory support, radiology and endoscopy suite for accurate diagnosis, and Intensive Care and ECMO facilities, are adept in managing seriously-ill patients.

Tuberculosis (TB)

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. Like lymph node, bone -spine, brain, intestine, kidney-urinary tract etc. Not everyone infected with the tuberculosis bacterium becomes ill. As a result, there are two TB-related conditions: latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and TB illness. If not treated appropriately, tuberculosis can be lethal.

Symptoms of tuberculosis include fever, weight loss, blood in cough, chest pain, weariness and night sweats. In India any person with history of cough more than 2 weeks should be investigated to rule out TB. Symptoms of TB may differ a lot and depend on which organ is involved. Many TB patients may not exhibit any symptoms depending on which organ is infected.

Patients with the above-mentioned symptoms and a confirmed infection require anti-tuberculosis therapy that consists of several medications. Confirmation for diagnosis of TB is nowadays very essential and TB treatment should not be started based on assumption. Advanced technology like molecular laboratory tests from various samples, advanced radiology, and various semi-invasive techniques like endoscopy or CT/ USG guided procedures have made it easy to confirm diagnosis early and effectively. Anti-tuberculosis treatment should be completed as per expert advice to prevent its recurrence. Drug resistance is not uncommon and that is why every patient should be evaluated for this before starting treatment.