Aired (December 16, 2023): Ano nga ang ba ang sanhi ng pagkakaroon ng sakit na hepatitis at ano ang maaaring gamot para rito? Alamin ang kasagutan ni Dr. Oyie Balburias sa video na ito.
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00:00 And we're back here in Pinoy MD and we welcome our certified health and wellness doctor, Doc Oye Balbureas
00:07 to answer your questions for us this morning.
00:12 Good morning, Doc Oye!
00:13 Yes, good morning, Connie, and good morning to our viewers.
00:17 Yes, I'm so happy that we're together.
00:19 You're really here.
00:22 I'm sure you are.
00:25 Here's the first question for you, Doc.
00:28 He often breathes, and he's a 2D echo, Doc.
00:33 And the results show that he has a dextrocardia.
00:37 What is that dextrocardia?
00:39 This is the question from Jimmy Pechaico.
00:41 Jimmy, that means that the position of your heart,
00:45 instead of going to the left, it's positioned to the right.
00:50 I don't know why it wasn't detected in you when you were born.
00:55 Because normally, the newborn is examined.
00:58 But normally, it can be that there's a condition of dextrocardia
01:01 where it's isolated, Connie,
01:03 that it's not related to other congenital heart defects.
01:08 So if it's not like that, sometimes we can live normally,
01:12 we don't notice it.
01:14 But if it's there, if it's not, that's what we call isolated dextrocardia.
01:19 But if it's related, Jimmy, to other congenital heart defects,
01:24 especially if you age, there will be changes in the pressure
01:29 inside our heart because of that congenital defect,
01:33 you may be symptomatic.
01:35 And that may be the reason why you're feeling symptoms.
01:39 Yes, the breathing.
01:41 So he should have a follow-up checkup.
01:44 Yes, you should really go to a cardiologist,
01:47 and show the 2D echo, especially if there are additional findings
01:52 aside from the position or the right position of your heart.
01:56 Here's another one, Doc, will Hepa B be used?
01:59 And is it dangerous?
02:00 The question is from V. Ann Cristobal.
02:03 V. Ann, it depends on where your Hepatitis B is.
02:07 So if there's an acute or chronic Hepatitis B.
02:11 Acute, there are many patients who, after they have Hepatitis B,
02:15 their heart is getting better and the antibody is developing
02:18 against the virus of Hepatitis B.
02:21 But if you have chronic Hepatitis B,
02:23 there are many antiviral medicines that doctors are giving,
02:28 it's just a bit expensive,
02:29 to suppress the continuous increase of Hepatitis B virus.
02:34 Because if it increases, and it will affect the growth of our liver,
02:38 it will affect why there will be a chronic liver failure
02:43 in a patient.
02:44 So normally, it's really monitored,
02:46 the liver function tests, blood tests,
02:49 to assess if there's a problem in the function of your liver,
02:53 or there's a bit expensive test where they measure
02:57 if the number of Hepatitis B virus is increasing.
03:01 Sometimes, especially if you don't have Hepatitis A,
03:04 it's also indicated that you will get vaccinated for Hepatitis A,
03:09 so that there won't be a co-infection of your chronic Hepatitis B.
03:14 Because your liver and its function will be more compromised
03:18 if two viruses are infected.
03:21 Thank you again, Doc!
03:23 You're welcome!
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