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Suggest Treatment For Cough Along With Fever
I am currently traveling South East Asia and don t really have access to medical care now. I developed a very bad cough with fever for the past 8 days. I have a loss of apitite and while I am no longer coughing as much, I am short of breath. I can not breathe deeply and I struggle to sleep at night. I just recently developed pain in my right shoulder blade, whenever I breathe I have pain their. I feel absolutely exhausted and just walking makes me short of breathe. I have a dry mouth and while my fever is not nearly as bad any more, I still feel sick.
Thu, 29 Jan 2015
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Thank you for writing to us on Health care Magic.
Based on your history the response to your question is as follows.
1. Bad cough with fever is due to postnasal drip secondary to cold and alongside possible bacterial infection.
2. Need to reduce cold, mucus build up. Antihistamines like cetrizine or loratidine, will help in reduction of symptoms. Steam inhalation to lyse thick mucus and salt water gargling to avoid pharyngitis and dry cough will be helpful.
4. If cough is severe, as now, which has causing pain in shoulder blades and chest - linctus codeine syrup can be taken to suppress cough. As there is no sputum expression, it will be helpful.
5. Antibiotics like amoxicyllin and clavulonic acid is necessary. If fever is persistent, paracetamol maybe taken upto 3-4 times daily. You will need to take prescription from your doctor.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
Thank you for writing to us on Health care Magic.
Based on your history the response to your question is as follows.
1. Bad cough with fever is due to postnasal drip secondary to cold and alongside possible bacterial infection.
2. Need to reduce cold, mucus build up. Antihistamines like cetrizine or loratidine, will help in reduction of symptoms. Steam inhalation to lyse thick mucus and salt water gargling to avoid pharyngitis and dry cough will be helpful.
4. If cough is severe, as now, which has causing pain in shoulder blades and chest - linctus codeine syrup can be taken to suppress cough. As there is no sputum expression, it will be helpful.
5. Antibiotics like amoxicyllin and clavulonic acid is necessary. If fever is persistent, paracetamol maybe taken upto 3-4 times daily. You will need to take prescription from your doctor.
Hope this is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.
Thank you
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