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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Suggest On Pneumonia With Clear Cough

Mother: S/P pneumonia still has clear cough, salty taste in mouth. Normal? Med list: Spiriva, Advair, Proair, Singulair, Norvasc, Benicar, Metaprolol, Baclofen, Tramadol, Claritin prn, Xanax prn. H/O asthma, COPD, HTN, anxiety, stress (alzheimer s, Stage IV husband).
Fri, 2 May 2014
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History of illness in query is very ambiguous so very difficult to assess the diagnosis .
After pneumonia there is clear cough in a patient having asthma, COPD , Hypertension , anxiety .
Usually such type of patient visit in my clinic I advise them to get in an X RAY chest to rule out tuberculosis as this is a very common feature that usually pneumonitis followed by tuberculosis . Also get in blood for C B C , E SR .
I advise my patient to take a syrup of CODEINE PHOSPHATE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE .
10 ml twice in day .
Since codeine is a prescription drug and also habit forming so please consult a physician and get his opinion.
Good luck.
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Suggest On Pneumonia With Clear Cough

Hello History of illness in query is very ambiguous so very difficult to assess the diagnosis . After pneumonia there is clear cough in a patient having asthma, COPD , Hypertension , anxiety . Usually such type of patient visit in my clinic I advise them to get in an X RAY chest to rule out tuberculosis as this is a very common feature that usually pneumonitis followed by tuberculosis . Also get in blood for C B C , E SR . I advise my patient to take a syrup of CODEINE PHOSPHATE + CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE . 10 ml twice in day . Since codeine is a prescription drug and also habit forming so please consult a physician and get his opinion. Good luck.