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Suggest Treatment For Cough

Hello Doctor, I am 31 yrs old male and weigh 200 lbs. I am having cough since three months. Intially my physician thought it was bronchitis and gave me amoxycillin and it was not completely gone after 1 month it was still there and she gave me zithromax and that didnt help either. lat month I got my xray done and its all clear. I am having hypothyroid which is in control and also high blood pressure and am using lisinopril 5 mg. I notice that there is some kind of itching in the throat that is causing the cough and also whenever i cough I get a clear mucus. I never had fever in the last 6 months atleast.
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test ).
As diagnosis of bronchitis is not possible without PFT.
Obstructive pattern on PFT is needed to diagnose bronchitis.
And treatment of bronchitis is inhaled bronchodilators. You had not given any inhaled bronchodilators in the past, so your bronchitis is not fully recovered.
So I advice you to consult pulmonologist and diagnose yourself first.
You may need inhaled bronchodilators.
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Suggest Treatment For Cough

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test ). As diagnosis of bronchitis is not possible without PFT. Obstructive pattern on PFT is needed to diagnose bronchitis. And treatment of bronchitis is inhaled bronchodilators. You had not given any inhaled bronchodilators in the past, so your bronchitis is not fully recovered. So I advice you to consult pulmonologist and diagnose yourself first. You may need inhaled bronchodilators.