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What Is The Treatment For Cough And Chest Infection?

My son of 43yrs old home on leave has been described with a chest infection and prescribed with penicillon and an inhaler with ventolin is not improving after 4 days prescribed by nurse at walk in centre in Blackpool has not been out of house and his cough is horrendous says it's worse. What now take him back?
Thu, 9 Apr 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your son's situation and problem.
In my opinion, you should consult pulmonologist for him and get done
1. Clinical examination of respiratory system.
2. Chest x ray
3. Sputum culture and sensitivity.
Chest x ray needed for the diagnosis of lung Infection.
Since he is not improving with penicillin, better to start antibiotic according to culture and sensitivity report.
Sputum culture will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide about the effective antibiotic therapy.
So by this, we can avoid haphazard use of antibiotics. As haphazard use of antibiotics can cause delayed recovery and increase chances of drug resistance.
So better to consult pulmonologist and start appropriate antibiotic treatment.
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What Is The Treatment For Cough And Chest Infection?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your son s situation and problem. In my opinion, you should consult pulmonologist for him and get done 1. Clinical examination of respiratory system. 2. Chest x ray 3. Sputum culture and sensitivity. Chest x ray needed for the diagnosis of lung Infection. Since he is not improving with penicillin, better to start antibiotic according to culture and sensitivity report. Sputum culture will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide about the effective antibiotic therapy. So by this, we can avoid haphazard use of antibiotics. As haphazard use of antibiotics can cause delayed recovery and increase chances of drug resistance. So better to consult pulmonologist and start appropriate antibiotic treatment.