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Does Being On Dialysis Cause Dry Cough?
Hello, my father is 74 years old and receives dialyisis three hours a day two days a week...he been receiving this treatment for aprox. 9 months. lately he has been suffering from a cronic cough he coughs alot mostly a dry cough can you help my family we are wondering if this may have something to do with his dialysis, we have tried all diffenent types of cough meds and nonthing helps. pls help my family if you can.
Tue, 14 Aug 2018
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Dialysis doesn’t cause cough. However sometimes it can cause fluid accumulation in chest and cause cough. Get an X-ray chest to look for any fluid accumulation. Consult your physician and empirically start on antibiotics like Levofloxacin.
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Dialysis doesn’t cause cough. However sometimes it can cause fluid accumulation in chest and cause cough. Get an X-ray chest to look for any fluid accumulation. Consult your physician and empirically start on antibiotics like Levofloxacin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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