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Bad cough and coughing up yellowish junk

2017-12-12 00:47:17
I have had a bad cough and have been coughing up yellowish junk for 5 days now and it just keeps getting worse i have been doing albuterol breathing treatments but they dont seem to be helping
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It is due to severe lung infection, need to take a course of antibiotics and bronchodilators.
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take a chestxray and get a pulmonologist consultation.

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You need a good antibiotic for5-7days.After that Albuterol should work.If no improvement ICS+laba will be needed

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