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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Chest Pain
my husband is always coughing, he has become very breathless and complains of a pain in the right side of his chest. he said it moves about like a hard ball and when its down the back of his lungs he is in a lot of pain. he has fits of coughing and is becoming very tired
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion your husband needs investigation to rule out lung disease.
I advice you to get done chest x ray first to rule out pneumonia or pleural effusion.
As both of these can cause cough with chest pain.
If chest x ray is normal than I advice to go for PFT (Pulminary Function test) to rule out bronchitis. As bronchitis can cause similar symptoms.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done these test.
I advice you to get done chest x ray first to rule out pneumonia or pleural effusion.
As both of these can cause cough with chest pain.
If chest x ray is normal than I advice to go for PFT (Pulminary Function test) to rule out bronchitis. As bronchitis can cause similar symptoms.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done these test.
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