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What Is The Medication For Bronchitis Cough After Breast Cancer?

My wife has a dry cough from Bronchiectasis caused by radiation from breast cancer 30 years ago. She has found relief from Vicks VapoRub on her feet soles but is it necessary to continue to cough? Her s is a dry cough but does cough up greenish gunk periodically. Is there something else to relieve cough?
Mon, 4 Jul 2016
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM ...

Here you have mentioned bronchietasis condition....

So in which copious purulent sputum is there.
Confirm bronchiectasis by x ray and spirometry ....along with auscultation. ...

You might given inhaled tobramycin antibiotic for that . ..

Steam inhalation done three times a day ...
Nebulised bronchodilator can be given like levolin 0.31 mg ....

Avoid smoking ..
Adequate hydration .
Adequate nutrition maintained. ...

Postural drainage useful for cough expectoration....

If needed for wet cough ambroxol given ...

Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency , cystic fibrosis if suspected ruled out by molecular study ...

Consult pulmonologist. ..
Hope your concern solved ....

Take care ...

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What Is The Medication For Bronchitis Cough After Breast Cancer?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM ... Here you have mentioned bronchietasis condition.... So in which copious purulent sputum is there. Confirm bronchiectasis by x ray and spirometry ....along with auscultation. ... You might given inhaled tobramycin antibiotic for that . .. Steam inhalation done three times a day ... Nebulised bronchodilator can be given like levolin 0.31 mg .... Avoid smoking .. Adequate hydration . Adequate nutrition maintained. ... Postural drainage useful for cough expectoration.... If needed for wet cough ambroxol given ... Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency , cystic fibrosis if suspected ruled out by molecular study ... Consult pulmonologist. .. Hope your concern solved .... Take care ...