Brief Answer:
Yes

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about your respiratory infection. A careful and well conducted clinical exam would easily pick up these diagnosis. Xrays only help complete the suspicion and help investigate the cause if judged necessary.

These diagnoses can be made on clinical grounds. Bronchitis is purely clinical and rarely would any doctor ask for a chest xray to confirm this.

As for pleurisy, it is also made clinically if the collection is large but I would always like to ask for an xray to confirm this because it may represent and call attention to other ongoing problems. Pleurisy literally means fluid in the lungs and any doctor would want to complete his/her clinical suspicion with a chest Xray at least to be very sure and investigate the cause

I really doubt if for real you had pleurisy and if you should, then it must be of such small volumes that would not be clinically easy to pinpoint. Your treatment seems classical for bronchitis. If you are getting better, i suggest you continue treatment and don't get bothered. if you are not, then please request for reassessment from your treating doctor.

I hope this addresses your query fully. Thank you for using our services and please feel free to ask for clarifications. I wish you well.
Dr. Ditah, MD

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Brief Answer:
Feel free to ask as many queries to get answers

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for following up with me.

If you are still feeling bad after the treatment or not getting any improvement now, then return and ask for re-evaluation. I believe an Xray would be the first to be asked. This will help diagnose and maybe influence the treatment plan if some more information is obtained.

It could be pneumonia but I have not had any information to suggest so. The most common cause of pleurisy is pneumonia. Only a good clinical questioning and examination can really shed more light on this. You may consider asking your doctor this directly if he considered it as one of the possibilities.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask another query again and again for clarifiications. We won't stop until we have helped you to your satisfaction. I wish you well.
Dr. Ditah, MD

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Brief Answer:
Thank you, too!

Detailed Answer:
I am happy to know you have made an appointment for a thorough clinical encounter.
I can only wish you the best of possible outcomes tomorrow.

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I wish you well.
Dr. Ditah, MD

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