Cough, Internal Medicine FAQ - Page 12

Rib and abdominal pain? Coughing causes pain at the lower rib margin, and there is also pain above and below the navel. Gastrointestinal motility has been rapid recently, and there is tenderness upon palpation, which resolves when pressure is released. Certain positions exacerbat...

Blood sugar issues Dear Dr. Hsiao, I have been concerned about my blood sugar levels since my health check in 2004, when my fasting blood glucose was 100. I only started medication in 2015, but my weight has decreased from my usual 38 kg to the current 34 kg. For the past ten ye...

Chest pain sometimes accompanied by unexplained shortness of breath? Hello, I am a middle school student. After about a month of starting middle school, I occasionally feel a slight pain on the left side of my chest when taking deep breaths. This has continued until now, and even...

Muscle pain Hello, doctor: Three days ago, I suddenly experienced pain in my right chest. It hurts when I speak forcefully, cough, and my right fingers are numb. I also have pain in my right upper arm, and bending my body forward causes more pain in my right chest. The pain worse...

Right chest pain? Since you are experiencing right chest pain that worsens with arm movement and some coughing, it would be advisable to see a physician in the fields of Internal Medicine or Pulmonology. If the chest pain is severe or accompanied by other concerning symptoms, you...

Chest tightness and chest pain? Hello! I have recently encountered a problem where I experience chest pain whenever I cough, sneeze, or bend over. Sometimes the chest pain is accompanied by a sudden increase in heart rate. Which specialist should I see?

Sharp pain between the breasts? Hello Doctor: Recently, I visited a small clinic due to a cold and have been experiencing severe coughing with phlegm (chunky). Additionally, after dinner today, I felt a sharp pain between my chest (at the end of the bone in the middle). Is this d...

My boyfriend physically assaulted my chest? My boyfriend struck me forcefully in the area just below my chest, around the rib cage (slightly to the left of the center below the left breast) during an argument. I experienced about one to two seconds of inability to breathe, follow...

Ear temperature indicates fever, while axillary temperature is normal? Hello, Dr. Tseng. I have issues with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and asthma. A couple of months ago, I might have contracted a cold, which led to an acute asthma attack, productive cough, and a high fever of 39 ...

Chest pain Chest pain: I choked on a grain of rice while eating, and now I feel discomfort in my chest rather than my throat. There is a sharp tearing sensation when I cough, and I experience stabbing pain in my chest when lying flat. How should I handle this? Thank you.

Pulmonary discomfort? Hello Doctor: I was hospitalized for four days two weeks ago due to pneumonia, but I did not have a fever. I have been continuously using nebulized mucolytics and taking antibiotics for over a week. However, instead of producing phlegm, my breathing has beco...

Ankylosing spondylitis About five years ago, I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, but I did not experience significant pain at that time, and my inflammatory markers were normal. I was only prescribed pain relievers. However, in the past two years, whenever I catch a cold...

Facial microvascular rupture A few weeks ago, I suddenly noticed a small area of broken capillaries on my face, which later disappeared on its own. However, yesterday I discovered that there are broken capillaries in a different area of my face, and this time they are larger. I h...

Should additional tests be performed? Hello, Doctor: I have a very sensitive itching sensation on the right side of my chest (at the lower edge of my breastbone). It feels like an internal itch, and sometimes it triggers coughing; I also occasionally feel itchy when taking deep b...

Pulmonary edema in the elderly? I would like to ask you, if an elderly person has a history of stroke and diabetes, and is currently experiencing symptoms such as skin edema and pulmonary edema, should we force them to cough up phlegm if they express that they have chest and abdo...

Influenza type A and right lower abdominal pain with right-sided genital symptoms? Hello doctor, on the first day I felt slightly weak in the morning and had soreness in my lower limbs. In the afternoon, I experienced extreme discomfort and fever. On the second day, after being d...

Tracheal stenosis complicated by aspiration pneumonia? My son is currently 20 years old and has been experiencing tracheal stenosis, which is compressing the esophagus and causing aspiration leading to aspiration pneumonia. He has had high fever and recurrent fever episodes. Alth...

HIV Infection Risks and Symptoms Hello Doctor: I had vaginal intercourse with a condom the entire time, but after ejaculation in the female-on-top position, my penis became flaccid while still inside the vagina. When I withdrew, the condom was caught by the muscles at the vaginal...

Risk of HIV Infection On July 4th of this year, I had sexual relations with a sex worker in Thailand. The encounter involved unprotected oral sex and protected vaginal intercourse. During oral sex, she briefly held my glans, seemingly after I released pre-ejaculate fluid, and the...

Fatigue and abdominal pain? Why do I experience fatigue, abdominal pain, occasional diarrhea, and a cough that occurs only once?