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Cough since 2 weeks
Sir I am experiencing constant coughing since past 2 weeks first week was yellow phlegm and after that it's just white I feel cough in my throat and am experiencing a bit of heaviness and feel like gas I smoked for past 10 years what to do
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Mostly pneumonia?bronchitis need chest x ray
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Dr. Kirubanandam Arularasan
Pulmonologist
9 yrs exp
Thanjavur
Cough and sputum production with history smoking
Possibilities are
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Tb
Need evaluation to confirm the diagnosis. Better do CBC chest x ray and sputum for Gram stain culture and cbnaat
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chest x ray
cbc
sputum culture and sensitivity
sputum for CBNAAT
Health Tips
stop smoking
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl consult with detailed history and reports. Pl consult.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
Consult with detailed history
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Dr. Anusha Kantheti
Pulmonologist
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Might be post viral cough or even occupational exposure related copd .. get evaluation done to reach diagnosis n get proper treatment
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Dr. Fatima Mamnoon
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
New Delhi
Get chest xray PA view and consult a pulmonologist for further details
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Dr. Vivek Gautam
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Greater Noida
kindly connect..need your smoke inhalation history in detail..could be a bronchitis we are dealing with
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