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Have COPD, On Oxygen, Taking Levofloxacin, Flemm Dark Brown. Reason? Cure?
i AM CURRENTLY TAKING LEVOFLOXACIN ...2 PILLS LEFT. .... ALSO HAVE SOME CIPROFLOXACIN LEFT......6 TABS ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER 3 DAYS . CAN i TAKE THEM YILL i GET TO MY DOCTOR 125 MILES AWAY AND WONT BE BACK TILL tUESDAY. My flemm is daRK BROWN AGAIN AFTER BEING OFF LEVOFLOXACIN FOR 4 DAYS......I have COPD and on Oxygen 4 ltre 24/7
Mon, 17 Jun 2013
DEAR SIR/MADAM
DARK BROWN SPUTUM INDICATES OLD BLEED FROM BLOOD VESSELS. MOST COMMONLY IT MIGHT BE BE FROM GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT. MAKE SURE THAT IS IT COMING FROM RESPIRATORY TRACT OR GI TRACT.
SEND FOR SPUTUM EXAMINATION WITH CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY.
IT IS VERY COMMON IN COPD AND PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY EDEMA. IT WILL BE FROTHY SPUTUM. SO GET ONE CHEST X RAY AND EVALUATE.
DARK BROWN SPUTUM INDICATES OLD BLEED FROM BLOOD VESSELS. MOST COMMONLY IT MIGHT BE BE FROM GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT. MAKE SURE THAT IS IT COMING FROM RESPIRATORY TRACT OR GI TRACT.
SEND FOR SPUTUM EXAMINATION WITH CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY.
IT IS VERY COMMON IN COPD AND PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY EDEMA. IT WILL BE FROTHY SPUTUM. SO GET ONE CHEST X RAY AND EVALUATE.
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