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Question: Saw doctor last week for chronic cough stuffy head, weak feeling. On z-pay last day, dm cough medicine yellow discharge an d 5 days of prednisone to loosen up chest breathing. No change
Brief Answer:
do sputum culture and sensitivity
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX welcome to HCM and thanks for choosing us.
I share your concerns but let me tell you that chronic cough will take at least a week to subside. However you should have seen some progress by this time in your symptoms. If there is no improvement in your symptoms you need to go for sputum culture and sensitivity test. In my patients I have been following this. Sputum culture will identify the causative organisms behind chronic cough and sensitivity test will help us to know about the right antibiotics for that organism. So sputum culture and sensitivity helps us in giving more focused treatment. Please request your doctor for this.
If you are a chronic smoker it could be chronic bronchitis or asthma , which will require steroids, antihistamines , bronchodilators along with antibiotics. In case of bronchitis treatment will be much lolonger or even lifelong. Meanwhile control your smoking if any.
I hope this reply will benefit you. Please feel free to write us for follow up queries. I wish you good health
do sputum culture and sensitivity
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX welcome to HCM and thanks for choosing us.
I share your concerns but let me tell you that chronic cough will take at least a week to subside. However you should have seen some progress by this time in your symptoms. If there is no improvement in your symptoms you need to go for sputum culture and sensitivity test. In my patients I have been following this. Sputum culture will identify the causative organisms behind chronic cough and sensitivity test will help us to know about the right antibiotics for that organism. So sputum culture and sensitivity helps us in giving more focused treatment. Please request your doctor for this.
If you are a chronic smoker it could be chronic bronchitis or asthma , which will require steroids, antihistamines , bronchodilators along with antibiotics. In case of bronchitis treatment will be much lolonger or even lifelong. Meanwhile control your smoking if any.
I hope this reply will benefit you. Please feel free to write us for follow up queries. I wish you good health
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Looks like Pneumonia at this point. Thanks for your help, I thought it was worse when the z-park didn't cut it.Going on levofloaxcin., a new experience.
Brief Answer:
Levofloxacin is good for pneumonia. complete the schedule
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX , welcome again. Thanks for feedback and follow up question. Levofloxacin is a good drug for lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia is lower respiratory tract infection). You will be fine in a week. I wish you rapid recovery. Keep taking some rest and good diet.
Please feel free to write again for follow up queries.
Levofloxacin is good for pneumonia. complete the schedule
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX , welcome again. Thanks for feedback and follow up question. Levofloxacin is a good drug for lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia is lower respiratory tract infection). You will be fine in a week. I wish you rapid recovery. Keep taking some rest and good diet.
Please feel free to write again for follow up queries.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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