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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Cough And Vomiting Up Of Green Sputum
Brief Answer:
Need cultures and antibiotics choice should be made accordingly
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible. First of all, it is sad to know what you had gone through.
Based on the history you have shared, it seems as if you are suffering from acute respiratory tract infection which may have been due to some resistant bug or it may be severe enough that it may need indoor admission and injectable antibiotics for better results.
A detailed work up with chest Xrays repeatedly to see any signs of pneumonia and sputum cultures and sensitivity needs to be done to look for exact causative organism and which antibiotic is it sensitive to.
A decision to have chest CT scan repetition will be helpful and blood work up including blood counts and CRP as well as ESR are mandatory to look for extent and severity of infection.
If it's very severe based on these labs and clinical examination it may need pulmonologist review and indoor admission for injectable antibiotics for better efficacy along with chest physio and N acetyl cystine XXXXXXX to break sputum plugs and expectorant cough syrups alongwith anti histamines like cetrizine or loratidine and decongestants. Steam inhalations and hot beverages may also be helpful.
Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
Regards
Need cultures and antibiotics choice should be made accordingly
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible. First of all, it is sad to know what you had gone through.
Based on the history you have shared, it seems as if you are suffering from acute respiratory tract infection which may have been due to some resistant bug or it may be severe enough that it may need indoor admission and injectable antibiotics for better results.
A detailed work up with chest Xrays repeatedly to see any signs of pneumonia and sputum cultures and sensitivity needs to be done to look for exact causative organism and which antibiotic is it sensitive to.
A decision to have chest CT scan repetition will be helpful and blood work up including blood counts and CRP as well as ESR are mandatory to look for extent and severity of infection.
If it's very severe based on these labs and clinical examination it may need pulmonologist review and indoor admission for injectable antibiotics for better efficacy along with chest physio and N acetyl cystine XXXXXXX to break sputum plugs and expectorant cough syrups alongwith anti histamines like cetrizine or loratidine and decongestants. Steam inhalations and hot beverages may also be helpful.
Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Hello thank you for your reply I forgot to say that I was in hospital last November and the consultant said I had chest sepsis. What does that mean .? I am feeling so bad would it be awful to speak to the dr again or wait until the results are back for my sputum which was vivid green and tasted awful.
Brief Answer:
It means chest infection and that's why we need antibiotics and cultures
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Thanks for sharing the details. Yes that means chest infection as sepsis is infection with a source like in your case it's chest, and with its implications on general body. So culture reports and all the work up like repeat Chest Xrays and CT will suggest an appropriate course of action and so will cultures of the greenish sputum, which can guide the exact causative organisms and to which antibiotics will they respond to. You can discuss with the same doctor or you can get a review with a pulmonoligst. Whatever is convenient for you but you need to treat it as soon as possible. Regards.
It means chest infection and that's why we need antibiotics and cultures
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Thanks for sharing the details. Yes that means chest infection as sepsis is infection with a source like in your case it's chest, and with its implications on general body. So culture reports and all the work up like repeat Chest Xrays and CT will suggest an appropriate course of action and so will cultures of the greenish sputum, which can guide the exact causative organisms and to which antibiotics will they respond to. You can discuss with the same doctor or you can get a review with a pulmonoligst. Whatever is convenient for you but you need to treat it as soon as possible. Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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