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What Is The Reason For Yellow Sputum With Painful Cough? Is It A Result Of Injury To Lungs?

i need pulmonary dr. particpates inworkers comp inoh. lungs, got hurt at work right now i coughing up yellow it hurts when i cough nothing like before injury no pulmanery dr in dayton does workers comp i wonder because of gov i will ever get better or find out whole story my pulmonary sent me letter 11/16/2013 stating he retired lawyer says i need comp doctor my lungs are bad honesty is all i want why dr.s scared of gov
Wed, 18 Dec 2013
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yOUR SYMPTOMS ARE SUGGESTIVE OF PNEUMONIA. hOW SEVERE WAS THE LUNG INJURY? iT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LUNG AND BECAUSE OF INFECTION, YOU HAVE DEVELOPED PNEUMIOIA. OR YOU MAY HAVE CRACKED A RIB WHICH IS PAINFUL. YOU NEED A CHEST XRAY AND AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ANTIBIOYICS. CONSULT A PULMONOLOGIST OR YOUR PCP FOR PROPER ADVICE.
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What Is The Reason For Yellow Sputum With Painful Cough? Is It A Result Of Injury To Lungs?

yOUR SYMPTOMS ARE SUGGESTIVE OF PNEUMONIA. hOW SEVERE WAS THE LUNG INJURY? iT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LUNG AND BECAUSE OF INFECTION, YOU HAVE DEVELOPED PNEUMIOIA. OR YOU MAY HAVE CRACKED A RIB WHICH IS PAINFUL. YOU NEED A CHEST XRAY AND AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ANTIBIOYICS. CONSULT A PULMONOLOGIST OR YOUR PCP FOR PROPER ADVICE.