Constant cough since last 1 week

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Asked for Female, 72 Years

My mother has been suffering from constant cough since last one week. X Ray report says "Evidence of fibrosis in mid and lower part of lungs" our physician siggested to take minimum 10 doses of Augmentin injection , till now 4 doses has been taken but there are no relief. please suggest what should i do.

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Dr. M. Sathish Kumar Pulmonologist 14 yrs exp Chennai Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. M. Sathish Kumar

Pulmonologist 14 yrs exp Chennai

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Must take appropriate bronchodilators drugs and expectorant syrup along with it to get complete relief.

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send me a pic of ur chest xray to see the status.

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