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Non Smoker With Strong Non Productive Cough, Soreness In Rib Cage And Left Abdomen, A Large Purple Bruise. What Could Have Caused This Bruise?
44 yr. old male non smoker with strong non productive cough for approximately 2 weeks has had c/o soreness in lower left rib cage and lower left abdomen and side. He now has a large deep purple bruise on the lower left side approximately 8 inches in length. Wondering how this bruising could of happened.
may be some mediciners used for the cough or the cough itself can cause this due to pressure of cough on muscles you have allergic cough along with gerd causing this take light antibiotics for 3 days add montelucast 10 mg bd for 3 week add cpm+codeine combination 1 tsf night add liquid antacids for tds apply neomycin mixed with antiallergics oinment for bruce get diagnosed by doctor and treat as theytend to recur again
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Non Smoker With Strong Non Productive Cough, Soreness In Rib Cage And Left Abdomen, A Large Purple Bruise. What Could Have Caused This Bruise?
may be some mediciners used for the cough or the cough itself can cause this due to pressure of cough on muscles you have allergic cough along with gerd causing this take light antibiotics for 3 days add montelucast 10 mg bd for 3 week add cpm+codeine combination 1 tsf night add liquid antacids for tds apply neomycin mixed with antiallergics oinment for bruce get diagnosed by doctor and treat as theytend to recur again