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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Wet Cough While On Symbicort
Hello, I have a friend who just finished zpack- and is still chronic wet cough hard keeps him up . he is on symbicort and an inhaler- I think he has pneumonia and coughing gets worse after albuterol and symbicort. Will albuterol nebulizer help? what to do next is it cancer? (we are pending test results and MRI appointment) He may have copd, but I know hes been achey and feels like he was hit by a bus. Suggestions plz
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
Hi welcome to the health care magic
As here chronic cough history present pneumonia, COPD, lung mass, allergy like causes can be there
Your work up done as follow...
-Chest x ray
-Auscultation
-Spirometry
-sputum examination
-MRI only if needed
According to above work up Your cause will be clear and accordingly further treatment prescribed
If bronchoconstriction present than bronchodilator will be prescribed
For pneumonia consolidation medication prescribed according to culture
Take care
Consult pulmonologoist for examination
As here chronic cough history present pneumonia, COPD, lung mass, allergy like causes can be there
Your work up done as follow...
-Chest x ray
-Auscultation
-Spirometry
-sputum examination
-MRI only if needed
According to above work up Your cause will be clear and accordingly further treatment prescribed
If bronchoconstriction present than bronchodilator will be prescribed
For pneumonia consolidation medication prescribed according to culture
Take care
Consult pulmonologoist for examination
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