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Upper Respiratory Problems, Pain In Mid Section Front And Back

I have been sick for about a month now with upper respiratory problems now the past two days ive been in alot of pain in my mid section front and back. Not sure what to do
Mon, 4 Jun 2012
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It seems that your upper respiratory infection has travelled down to your lower respiratory tract and you may have developed lung infection. The pain could be pleuritic due to involvement of pleura. You should get at least a xray chest, routine blood count and a USG abdomen to rule out sub diaphramatic pathology. If these are normal it could be simple gastritis as a result of medicines you have taken and you should take pantaprozole for this. But if the ivestigations point to wards a infection, you will need a course of broad spectrum antibiotics and other symptomatic treatment for which you should consult a physician or pulmonologist.
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Upper Respiratory Problems, Pain In Mid Section Front And Back

It seems that your upper respiratory infection has travelled down to your lower respiratory tract and you may have developed lung infection. The pain could be pleuritic due to involvement of pleura. You should get at least a xray chest, routine blood count and a USG abdomen to rule out sub diaphramatic pathology. If these are normal it could be simple gastritis as a result of medicines you have taken and you should take pantaprozole for this. But if the ivestigations point to wards a infection, you will need a course of broad spectrum antibiotics and other symptomatic treatment for which you should consult a physician or pulmonologist.