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Suggest Treatment For Intermittent Productive Cough With Thick Sputum

I have had a cough now for about 4 days ...a fever of about 102 this morning took Tylenol and it came down..also have to take my inhalers every 4-5 hours which is unusual as I hardly ever use them...intermittent productive cough of thick white sputum....
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Just check with sputum examination and chest x ray.
Routeine investigations to rule out pneumonia, till that time use symptomatic therapy with tab azithromycin500 od , tab. Cefpodoxime 200 twice a day.
Use nebulizer, e pectorent, antipyretic and water vapor inhalation.
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Suggest Treatment For Intermittent Productive Cough With Thick Sputum

Just check with sputum examination and chest x ray. Routeine investigations to rule out pneumonia, till that time use symptomatic therapy with tab azithromycin500 od , tab. Cefpodoxime 200 twice a day. Use nebulizer, e pectorent, antipyretic and water vapor inhalation.