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Suggest Treatment For Viral Bronchitis And Severe Coughing With Green Yellow Sputum

I have two different opionions. my doctor said i have bronchitis viral. I was on steroids which i got off. im taking levoflaxacin. one a day. the i went to comm south to make sure i dont have pneumonia. chest xrays are normal. having coughing fits. finally am coughing up sputm. yellow green last three days. Ive been told i have viral infection. it sure sounds like bacterial bronchitis. if i have bacterial bronchits. am i taking the right antiobiotics. email adress YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done
1. PFT (pulmonary function test)
2. Sputum culture and sensitivity to guide antibiotic therapy.
For the diagnosis of bronchitis , PFT is must. It will also tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment is based on severity only. So get done PFT. You may need, inhaled bronchodilators too.
Since, you have started yellowish expectations (mucus), possibility of bacterial infection is high.
So we need to first isolate the causative organism an dthen start appropriate antibiotics.
For this sputum culture and sensitivity is needed.
Consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
Better to avoid haphazard use of antibiotics.
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Suggest Treatment For Viral Bronchitis And Severe Coughing With Green Yellow Sputum

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done 1. PFT (pulmonary function test) 2. Sputum culture and sensitivity to guide antibiotic therapy. For the diagnosis of bronchitis , PFT is must. It will also tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment is based on severity only. So get done PFT. You may need, inhaled bronchodilators too. Since, you have started yellowish expectations (mucus), possibility of bacterial infection is high. So we need to first isolate the causative organism an dthen start appropriate antibiotics. For this sputum culture and sensitivity is needed. Consult pulmonologist and discuss all these. Better to avoid haphazard use of antibiotics.