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Second medical opinion: When to get it, how to get it, cost of second opinion medical diagnosis?

When to get it

When a person is unwell and troubled what the patient seeks for is a quick remedy to his problem. Many times under such duress the patient takes wrong decisions. When facing tough health care decision, the patient may have a hard time knowing what to do and under such circumstances, the patient should ask a few questions to him or herself.

1) How long has the illness gone on for?
2) Am I unsure about my diagnosis?
3) Am I clear about the treatment and tests and its apparent results?
4) Is the risky and costly surgery the only and correct way of treatment or are there other non-invasive treatment ways as well?

If the patient is unsure of any of these questions, then the best option is to seek a second medical opinion.

How to get it?

Getting a second medical opinion here at www.ex-aiimsdoctors.com is very simple. We have the best and highly experienced EX-AIIMS doctors who used to be the head of their respective departments or faculty members and for getting such high quality second medical opinion, one does not even have to go anywhere and wait in long queues. All this can be received at the comfort of your home or any other place.

1) To get an opinion from Ex-aiimsdoctors, please call us on +918744940044.
2) Our trained coordinator will get the relevant information from you & guide you through the payment process.
3) We will request you to pay the fees through Paytm no.9711877948 or Ex-aiimsdoctors.com bank account.
4) Upload your Medical reports on the website after making an account OR simply WhatsApp them to number +918744940044 OR email at [email protected].
5) An Ex-aiimsdoctors team will send a detailed opinion within 72 hours which will enable you to make the correct decision.

Cost of a second medical opinion

Our costs differ from doctor to doctor but are very reasonable. Our costs start from as low as Rs 500 per opinion. We work on the principle that every person deserves access to high-quality medical opinion at affordable prices.

Our trained staff will inform you of the charges beforehand so you can feel safe and ensured. We want to inspire trust in all our patients and wish them a fast and speedy recovery by getting the best second medical opinion they can from our doctors.

Departments Offering a Remote Medical Second Opinion

Our large board of highly experienced EX-AIIMS doctors who used to be the head of their respective departments or faculty members provide expertise second medical opinion on a number of medical fields like :

1) Surgery
2) Oncology
3) Immunology
4) Cardiology
5) Radiation Oncology
6) Gastroenterology
7) Cardiology
8) Psychology & Mental Health
9) Obstetrics & Gynecology
10) Neurosurgery
11) Nephrology
12) Surgical Oncology
13) ENT Otorhinolaryngology
14) Thoracic Surgery
15) Neurointerventional Surgery
16) Neurosurgery
17) Ophthalmology

So if you feel you need a second medical opinion in any of the fields mentioned above, call us right away at +918744940044 and our trained staff will ensure that they help you to the best of their ability.

, , benign intracranial hypertension: Why a second medical opinion is important.

Symptoms and Complications

Papilledema is swelling of your optic disc, the place where the nerve that goes to your brain and connects inside your eye. This happens due to pressure buildup in or around your brain.

Mostly it's due to some other serious problem which needs to be diagnosed and treated. Sometimes the pressure and swelling can't be traced to a specific problem. In such a case, there are other ways to ease the swelling.
If left untreated, papilledema can lead to vision loss. This increased pressure can cause severe encephalitic complications like abscess, tumours, meningitis or encephalitis, which may lead to a patient’s death.

When there's no apparent reason for high pressure inside your skull, the condition is called idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).

In the early stages, papilledema may be asymptomatic or present with a headache. It can progress to enlargement of the blind spot, blurring of vision, visual obscurations. Ultimately, total loss of vision can occur.

In literature, there have been several papilledema case studies carried out from a medical perspective, where papilledema was found along with the presence of some life-threatening diseases, thus helping doctors in their diagnosis. It is recommended that every patient of papilledema should be treated very carefully.

Diagnosis

Doctors use a tool called an ophthalmoscope to look inside the back of the eyes and diagnose papilledema. An imaging test, such as an MRI, can provide more details and possibly show what's causing the pressure in the brain. Later on, MRIs can measure how well treatment is working.

When papilledema is found on fundoscopy, further evaluation is warranted. Recent research has shown that point-of-care ultrasound can be used to measure optic nerve sheath diameter for detection of increased intracranial pressure and shows good diagnostic test accuracy compared to CT.

Treatment

Treatment of papilledema can be very different from patient to patient depending on each situation. For instance, a patient might need antibiotics for a brain infection, surgery to drain an abscess or remove a tumour, or medicine to dissolve a blood clot.

The symptoms will likely guide the treatment. With slight papilledema and no symptoms, the doctor might simply keep checking and do regular testing to spot any vision problems as soon as possible. Even losing weight might help with the condition as obesity might be the cause.

Medical Second Opinion

If the doctor is unable to find a specific cause and treat it successfully, papilledema can return and because of the complexity of the disease and the chances of it being due to some other illness as well, it is imperative to get the right diagnosis and treatment.

Our panel of doctors are experts from renowned hospitals like AIIMS and are experts in their fields like Ophthalmology, Neurointerventional Surgery, Neurosurgery etc.

It's always best to show all reports and diagnosis of your primary doctor to our doctors and have a concurrence to ensure the best treatment for papilledema.

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SECOND MEDICAL OPINION BEFORE CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY

Angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.

A stent is a tiny tube that the doctor can insert into a blocked passageway to keep it open. The stent restores the flow of blood. Stents are usually needed when plaque blocks a blood vessel. Plaque is made of cholesterol and other substances that attach to the walls of a vessel.

A coronary artery stent is a small, metal mesh tube that expands inside a coronary artery. A stent is often placed during or immediately after angioplasty. It helps prevent the artery from closing up again. A drug-eluting stent has medicine embedded in it that helps prevent the artery from closing in the long term.

Coronary angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic narrowed coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease. These stenotic segments are due to the buildup of cholesterol-laden plaques that form due to atherosclerosis. A stent is inserted along with a balloon catheter. It expands when the balloon is inflated. The stent is left there to help keep the artery open.

An angioplasty package costs anywhere between Rs 1 and 3 lakh depending upon hospital to hospital, number of stents and type of stent, facility, type of room and the location.

It's always best to get a second medical opinion before any surgery especially a cardiology surgery. A patient may have many questions that he or she may want to be answered by a second doctor, questions like :

1. Evidence from the tests that suggest that the patient actually needs angioplasty.
2. Can medications address the symptoms?

3. What are the risks of the procedure?

4. Will it help me feel better?

5. Will it help me live longer?

If an exercise stress test suggests that a patient has a narrowed artery but is active and have no symptoms, an angioplasty may not reduce the risk of a heart attack and medication might be a reasonable option.

We at ex-aiimsdoctors.com have ex AIIMS head of department cardiologists who are ready to help you with all questions you may have before any cardiology surgery.

Whether you need a second medical opinion or otherwise contact us via http://www.ex-aiimsdoctors.com/ or call us at +91 8744940044 .

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