Uncontrollable Coughing frothy sputum

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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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Dr. Ankit Bhatia Pulmonologist 14 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ankit Bhatia

Pulmonologist 14 yrs exp Delhi

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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