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Hi, My Wife Is 28 Years Old. She Is Having
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My wife is 28 years old. She is having cough which comes mostly in the nights and that too alternate days. When it comes it will be too worse for couple of hrs and then goes. And she had the same couple of months back also. It wont last more than a week like this. She has taken monocef and cough syrup as per doctor advice last month. Now it came back. Please suggest if any blood test and xray required. Also what medicine she can take as we cannot go to a doctor now in lockdown. She never had cold or fever when she had cough.
My wife is 28 years old. She is having cough which comes mostly in the nights and that too alternate days. When it comes it will be too worse for couple of hrs and then goes. And she had the same couple of months back also. It wont last more than a week like this. She has taken monocef and cough syrup as per doctor advice last month. Now it came back. Please suggest if any blood test and xray required. Also what medicine she can take as we cannot go to a doctor now in lockdown. She never had cold or fever when she had cough.
Brief Answer:
Get done chest x ray, PFT and CBC.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, she needs following reports.
1. Chest X ray PA view
2. CBC (complete blood count) with AEC (absolute eosinophil count).
3. PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).
All these are needed today find out cause for her cough.
At present she can take symptomatic treatment in the form of
1. Levocetrizine tablet twice daily
2. Aerodil DX syrup 1 spoon three times a day.
Please let me know once above-mentioned reports are done.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
Get done chest x ray, PFT and CBC.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Ask a doctor forum.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, she needs following reports.
1. Chest X ray PA view
2. CBC (complete blood count) with AEC (absolute eosinophil count).
3. PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).
All these are needed today find out cause for her cough.
At present she can take symptomatic treatment in the form of
1. Levocetrizine tablet twice daily
2. Aerodil DX syrup 1 spoon three times a day.
Please let me know once above-mentioned reports are done.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
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