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Is it time to cease administering akt?
My mother, who is 68, had been taking akt medicine for LNTB for the previous 7 months; for the first 3 of those months, she took akt 4, and for the remaining 4 months, she took akt 3. and Also, she underwent an ESR and CRP check at the end of the seventh month, and her most recent report is included here. She is normal now. Please advise if she should now stop the akt. Thanks a lot
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thats not how you stop att..check the initial report and a proper history along with the progression during the disease..consult a pulmonologist..donot just follow any advice and DONOT STOP ATT on your own...need to assess her in detail before planning to stop att
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
CRP or Esr has no role in stopping or starting att.
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have a consultation with all the reports.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
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46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
As she has improved, she can stop Att.pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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