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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Chest Congestion Along With Pain In Lungs?
Question: I have congestion and my right lung area neck and arm hurts when I cough. And or pick things up on the right side. 47 year old male I had a full blood and physical last month was fine. This started about 3 days ago
Brief Answer:
Get a chest xray done at earliest.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
I went through your history. It suggests some underlying right lung infection so at least requires chest X ray PA view to rule out this.
Till then empirical antibiotic like azithromycin may help.
The infection can occur in a matter of days. So normal report a month back rules out any chronic lung disease but not the recent infection.
If xray is normal then a course of pain killer with muscle relaxant will help.
Best wishes
Get a chest xray done at earliest.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
I went through your history. It suggests some underlying right lung infection so at least requires chest X ray PA view to rule out this.
Till then empirical antibiotic like azithromycin may help.
The infection can occur in a matter of days. So normal report a month back rules out any chronic lung disease but not the recent infection.
If xray is normal then a course of pain killer with muscle relaxant will help.
Best wishes
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Dr. Raju A.T
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