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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough
I ve had a cough for almost 3 weeks.... last week I had a fever,saw my PCP diagnosed with Bronchitis Z-pack given last day of meds was Saturday. Still have the cough, yesterday and the day before had a stiff neck,warm packs all day and all last night woke this am and back of my neck is now stiff and my chest hurts..... on a scale of 1-10 , 10 being the worst a 10. On the right side of my chest only hurts to take a breath or cough? Not sure what to do?
Tue, 29 Dec 2015
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of severe and severe cough which could be due to upper respiratory tract infection, allergic bronchitis, chronic pulmonary disease and tuberculosis. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to visit pulmonologist once and get chest X-ray done. Go for blood and sputum test first and get it examined. Start treatment after proper diagnosis. Take steam inhalation as well. You should take cough expectorants. Take proper course of antibiotics. You should take combination of anti allergic and antihistamine medications for immediate relief. Go for pulmonary function tests as well as access exact level of infection. Sip on warm water. Avoid cold drinks.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of severe and severe cough which could be due to upper respiratory tract infection, allergic bronchitis, chronic pulmonary disease and tuberculosis. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to visit pulmonologist once and get chest X-ray done. Go for blood and sputum test first and get it examined. Start treatment after proper diagnosis. Take steam inhalation as well. You should take cough expectorants. Take proper course of antibiotics. You should take combination of anti allergic and antihistamine medications for immediate relief. Go for pulmonary function tests as well as access exact level of infection. Sip on warm water. Avoid cold drinks.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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