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What Causes Productive Cough And Back Pain?

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Posted on Thu, 21 Apr 2016
Question: I caught a cold on Thursday that turned into a cough with back pain constantly. Today when I coughed I brought up thick gray sputum that hurt terribly.
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Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (52 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Chest infection requiring more accurate management

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Your symptoms of cough, back pain, and the production of sputum causing pain are all strong indicators of a respiratory infection (probably a lower tract respiratory infection).

In majority of cases, such infections are of a bacterial source and thus require antibiotic coverage. Your treatment regimen should include:

+Antibiotic coverage
+Mucolytics
+Bronchodilators
+Anti-histamine

I would thus like to urge you to visit a doctor for a chest X-ray, a few blood investigations and immediate prescription of medications to increase your speed of recovery. Please do not hesitate to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.
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What Causes Productive Cough And Back Pain?

Brief Answer: Chest infection requiring more accurate management Detailed Answer: Hello ma'am and welcome. Thank you for writing to us. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Your symptoms of cough, back pain, and the production of sputum causing pain are all strong indicators of a respiratory infection (probably a lower tract respiratory infection). In majority of cases, such infections are of a bacterial source and thus require antibiotic coverage. Your treatment regimen should include: +Antibiotic coverage +Mucolytics +Bronchodilators +Anti-histamine I would thus like to urge you to visit a doctor for a chest X-ray, a few blood investigations and immediate prescription of medications to increase your speed of recovery. Please do not hesitate to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help. Best wishes.