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Suggest Medications For Respiratory Problems With Mucus/phelgm

My mother has severe phelgm/mucus resultantly she feels problem in respiration. Doctor suggested tablet montegate and syrup prospan and respiratory pump but she has not found any relieve yet, we often have to nebulize her. She has been suffering for approximately a month and twice we have been to the professor level doctor in Pakistan besides mucosolvan syrup is not available in Pakistan.
Tue, 3 Feb 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist for your mother and get done
1. Chest x ray
2. PFT (pulmonary function test).
3. CT thorax if needed.
There are few possibilities in your mother's case.
1. lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)
2. Chronic bronchitis.
3. Pulmonary fibrosis.
So get done chest x ray to rule out LRTI (pneumonia).
PFT is needed to rule out chronic bronchitis.
And CT thorax is needed to rule out pulmonary fibrosis if x ray is inconclusive.
So I advice to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose her than start appropriate treatment.
This will help her more, rather than giving haphazard treatment.
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Suggest Medications For Respiratory Problems With Mucus/phelgm

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist for your mother and get done 1. Chest x ray 2. PFT (pulmonary function test). 3. CT thorax if needed. There are few possibilities in your mother s case. 1. lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) 2. Chronic bronchitis. 3. Pulmonary fibrosis. So get done chest x ray to rule out LRTI (pneumonia). PFT is needed to rule out chronic bronchitis. And CT thorax is needed to rule out pulmonary fibrosis if x ray is inconclusive. So I advice to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose her than start appropriate treatment. This will help her more, rather than giving haphazard treatment.