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Reason For Coughing Sputum?

I have been coughing up thick yellow to gray sputum and blowing my nose constantly which varies from clear to yellow. This has all been occuring since my car accident in august. I dislocated c3 with fractures to c3 and c4 and a locked faucet. I had acdf surgery after 2 days of traction. I have a incomplete spinal cord injury.. neurogenic bladder and bowel as well as all the other perks of an Sci.. just wondering if the issues I'm having are related to post intubation or due to me not being very mobile. I walk with a walker. I'm also suffering from low blood pressure my husband who is a nurse takes it a few times a day and it's usually 80/40 and this is on midodrine which I take tid
Thu, 5 Feb 2015
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Your low blood pressure and productive cough need to be evaluated promptly. I would be concerned about a pneumonia or severe bronchitis. This could be related to your limited immobility. A bad infection like pneumonia can also result in low blood pressure. You don't mention how much your breathing was affected by the injury, but I would be concerned that you have not been able to take deep enough breaths to keep your lungs well aerated. This could lead to pneumonia. So I recommend you go to the Emergency Room and be examined for these possibilities. Hope this answers your question.
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Reason For Coughing Sputum?

Your low blood pressure and productive cough need to be evaluated promptly. I would be concerned about a pneumonia or severe bronchitis. This could be related to your limited immobility. A bad infection like pneumonia can also result in low blood pressure. You don t mention how much your breathing was affected by the injury, but I would be concerned that you have not been able to take deep enough breaths to keep your lungs well aerated. This could lead to pneumonia. So I recommend you go to the Emergency Room and be examined for these possibilities. Hope this answers your question.