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Suffering From Fever And Coughing Up Green Phlegm. Painful Lump In Throat. Suggestion?
Hi... I have a fever of 38. I have been continually coughing up green phlegm since Thursday. I feel like there is a lump in my throt, painful, not sore to swallow . I now ache all down my bck from my neck and I have a heavy pain on my chest. I feel awful! Went to the doctors yesterdy and she said it was a virus and antibiotics were not needed, she perscribed them anyway. My email address is YYYY@YYYY What should I do?
Sat, 30 Mar 2013
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Welcome to HCM
The symptoms you are having seems to be of respiratory tract infection which is most obviously a bacterial infection. A chest X-ray and sputum culture will be very much helpful in diagnosing the sort of infection. Antibiotic cover is needed indeed.
Thanks
Regards
Welcome to HCM
The symptoms you are having seems to be of respiratory tract infection which is most obviously a bacterial infection. A chest X-ray and sputum culture will be very much helpful in diagnosing the sort of infection. Antibiotic cover is needed indeed.
Thanks
Regards
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