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Suggest Medication For Cough With Lot Of Sputum
I had flu n sore throat 4dsys back,now I m fine with flu n throat but since last 2days I m having severe cough with sputum ,I m coughing every other minutes with a lot of greenish sputum ,it seems like someone has scratched my lungs when I m coughing .plz help
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
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Sore throat with excessive cough with expectoration ( phlegm or sputum ) may be due to following reason , these includes.
1 Acute asthmatic bronchitis turned into chronic bronchitis , usually wheezing sound with crepitations present in such type of cases with excessive amount of cough with sputum and breathlessness. Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by a physician.
2 Bronchiectasis , in this usually copious amount of sputum present along cough . Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination with x ray chest.
3 Tuberculosis may be the next reason but history in not an indication of tuberculosis . So just for precaution get in X RAY CHEST with sputum examination for A F B ( however tuberculosis is ruled out due to short history of illness).
So consult a primary care physician and get his opinion.
Good luck.
Sore throat with excessive cough with expectoration ( phlegm or sputum ) may be due to following reason , these includes.
1 Acute asthmatic bronchitis turned into chronic bronchitis , usually wheezing sound with crepitations present in such type of cases with excessive amount of cough with sputum and breathlessness. Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination by a physician.
2 Bronchiectasis , in this usually copious amount of sputum present along cough . Diagnosis can be confirmed by physical examination with x ray chest.
3 Tuberculosis may be the next reason but history in not an indication of tuberculosis . So just for precaution get in X RAY CHEST with sputum examination for A F B ( however tuberculosis is ruled out due to short history of illness).
So consult a primary care physician and get his opinion.
Good luck.
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