My name is Dr. M. Nasir Siddiqui.
Today, in this video I will tell you mostly everything about caronavirus infection, what are its signs and symptoms, how it is diagnosed and what are its treatment options and how a patient residing in a small home adopt best isolation in his small home.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
Caronavirus symptoms starts just like a flu such as running nose, sneezing, sore throat, mild body ache and mild fever.
Most patients come at my clinic with severe body ache not responsive to usual pain killers.
Most patients have positive history of exposure such as visiting shopping centers.
On my advice most of my patient went for caronavirus test and their test was positive.
Most reliable and diagnostic symptom is loss of smell.
Another most reliable and diagnostic symptom is loss of taste.
Three most reliable and diagnostic symptoms are:
1-severe body pain.
2-loss of smell.
3-loss of taste.
Other symptoms may include loss of appetite without any trouble in liver or kidneys.
CLASSICAL SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE:
Flu like symptoms such as running nose, watering from eyes, mild sore throat, mild body ache and mild fever.
Later on patient may develop high grade fever, severe body ache severe dry cough, shortness of breath.
X ray chest shows chest full of phlegm.
DIAGNOSIS OF CARONAVIRUS:
Nasopharyngeal swan PCR is only the diagnostic test.
TREATMENT OPTIONS OF CARONAVIRUS PATIENT.
Isolation: perfect home isolation in our city Karachi is impossible because many many peoples are residing in small homes. So patient must wear facial mask all the time and wash his hands 10 to 12 times during the day with normal soap.
Only take paracetamol for fever and body pain do not any other pain killer or fever medicine.
Take azithromycin 500 mg capsule morning evening for at least 7 days as specific antibiotic. Give this antibiotic to children according to their body weight. For this consult your family physician.
Do not take dexamethasone as it is not indicated in the earlier stage of caronavirus infection. It may worsen the infection.
Take vitamin d3 capsule before breakfast only one time.
Take one tablet of surbex z daily for at least 14 days.
Take three fruits daily on three times such take apple in the morning, mango in afternoon and banana at night.
Take desi chicken soup daily two times.
Do not eat beef and mutton.
Eat grains such as mong ki dal, masoor ki dal, chaney ki dal, mash ki dal by makiing a daliya of them.
Drink one liter of ORS daily.
Take sun bath for 2 to 5 minutes wearing white colored cloths.
