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Cold and cough
Having a cold and cough from past week. Cough is intermittent No fever.Looking forward to a consultation .
A week of cold with an intermittent dry cough and no fever is almost always post-viral airway irritation. The virus clears in 4-5 days but the cough lingers 2-3 weeks. No antibiotic needed for this.
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Steam twice a day, warm fluids, saline nasal spray, and levocetirizine at night for a few days. If you start running fever, get breathless, cough up blood or it crosses three weeks, you need a chest X-ray and a proper exam. Happy to do a quick teleconsult on Practo if it isn't settling.
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Steam inhalation with Vicks or eucalyptus oil two times.
Cefexim o200 two times after food for 3to5. Zerodol sp three times after food for 3to5.
Montek lc one at night for five days. COUGH????
DRY??
CHERICOF SYR 5ML TWICE N 10ML AT NIGHT. WET???
AMBRODIL S SYR 5ML TWICE N 10ML AT NIGHT.
NON SPICY LEAST OILY DIET.
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Please share details of your symptoms, to understand the problem and guide you better.
For now, you can take tab azithromycin 500mg one daily for 3 days.
Tab sinarest one every 8hours for 3 days.
Grilinctus dx cough syp 5ml every 8hours for 5 days.
Do hot saline gargles, steam inhalation, 3 times daily.
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This is a viral infection, maintain hygiene and stay safe
Best treatment is steam inhalation 3-4 times a day, saline gargles 3-4 times a day and mulethi water (this you will have to make yourself at home)
You can also take sinarest/cheston cold tablets
Twice a day for 3 days
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