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Suggest Medication For Cough And Cold

My mom is a cardiac patient, Mitral has been operated 20 yrs before, presently 25-aug-2011 she is suffering cough and cold for 3 days,it seems that little bit spasam also taken a place in lungs, which antibiotic will be necessery for this condition at present?
Fri, 20 May 2016
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Most common cause for this kind of symptoms is viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).
She is also having spasm, so possibility of post infectious bronchitis is also high.
So ask her today follow these instructions.
1. Avoid oily and spicy food.
2. Avoid hard to chew food.
3. Drink plenty of fluids orally and keep your self hydrated.
4. Do warm water gargles and steam inhalation 4-5 times a day.
5. Take broad spectrum antibiotic like levofloxacin or Azithromycin.
6. Also take antihistamine and anti inflammatory drugs. She may also need inhaled bronchodilator and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is spasm in lungs is more.
Don't worry, she will be alright in 1-2 weeks.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your mother. Thanks.
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Suggest Medication For Cough And Cold

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Most common cause for this kind of symptoms is viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). She is also having spasm, so possibility of post infectious bronchitis is also high. So ask her today follow these instructions. 1. Avoid oily and spicy food. 2. Avoid hard to chew food. 3. Drink plenty of fluids orally and keep your self hydrated. 4. Do warm water gargles and steam inhalation 4-5 times a day. 5. Take broad spectrum antibiotic like levofloxacin or Azithromycin. 6. Also take antihistamine and anti inflammatory drugs. She may also need inhaled bronchodilator and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is spasm in lungs is more. Don t worry, she will be alright in 1-2 weeks. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your mother. Thanks.