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Uncontrollable Coughing frothy sputum

2017-06-30 14:53:42
Uncontrollable coughing and having thick frothy sputum that it's on the forth week without stopping or easing up. A lot of the time it's hard to breath with the continuous cough.
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You need to get yourself evaluated by a pulmonologist Get a chest X-ray done along with sputum examination and culture Need to start antibiotics and cough expectorants Need to start chest physiotherapy Rule out active infection or tuberculosis
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Visit a pulmonologist Get chest X-ray Sputum culture Start antibiotics as per advice

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