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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Chest Pain
my son had a cold like the rest of us about a month ago. we are all better; but he still has a cough hard enough to cause him chest pain. He is 34 yrs old and has not smoked for over a year. He does have a history of TB that was treated and had exposure to concrete dust at work. Should he see a pneumologist he has no health insurance.
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
Hello
For now he just needs to see a general practitioner for an exam and a chest x-ray.
This could be a bacterial bronchitis that only requires a round of antibiotics, but it could also be pneumonia.
For now he just needs to see a general practitioner for an exam and a chest x-ray.
This could be a bacterial bronchitis that only requires a round of antibiotics, but it could also be pneumonia.
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