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Cough and cold

Dear,sir I have had a cough and phlegm for the past 15 days. I have been taking one 500mg Azithromycin tablet daily, but the cough has not subsided. I have provided the details below. I would appreciate some advice. Thanks.

Cough and chest pain

FINDINGS & IMPRESSION: Tiny nodular opacities involving right upper, middle zone and left hilar region. Reticulonodular opacites involving bilateral lower zones. Mediastinum is normal. Cardiac size is normal. Both domes of diaphragm are normal. CP angles are clear. Soft tissues and bony cage appear normal.

Wheezing when lay down

Hi I don't have cough but when I lay down I start wheezing and sometimes I have difficulty in breathing also please suggest

COPD & Bronchitis

At last after an advice from one of the Best Pulmonologist Doctors I did X Ray and CBR followed by Ige Levels . The Medical Reports are Normal but it has high Ige Levels of 250 also Xray Shows Bronchial Marks . The doctor already prescribed all related medicines for My COPD and Bronchitis symptoms. For Ige and Xray I will be submitting the Medical Reports and hope to get the Revised Medication related to Medical Reports. Please advise Good Medicine to reduce My IGe Levels .

MDR - TB TREATMENT - is dry cough normal

Hi Doctors, I have MDR TB and is taking prescribed treatment from a govt TB center for past 8 months of a 18 months regimen . However for last 1.5 months, i have developed a persistent dry cough again . I want to understand whether this is normal occurrence during long term MDR - TB TREATMENT or is it could be concerning? Also , i would like to know whether coughing is a mechanism through which TB bacteria are expelled from the body , and hence normal ? Also had a CT SCAN , indicating active infection please suggest , i have attached the CT SCAN Results

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Doctors
Dr. Mark D. Wewers - Internal Medicine
Dr. Mark D. Wewers Internal Medicine (Medical School, Residency, Fellowship - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine, Class of 1976, M.D., Medical degree, DO) 50 years experience The Richard M Ross Heart Hospital
Columbus 43210, COLUMBUS
Dr. Lucia  Chowdhury - Internal Medicine
Dr. Lucia Chowdhury Internal Medicine (Medical School, Residency - ID, Fellowship 2, Fellowship - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine, Class of 1985, Fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care) 41 years experience OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Forest Park West, COLUMBUS
Dr. John Kim - Pulmonologist
Dr. John Kim Pulmonologist (Fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care, Residency in Internal Medicine, Medical School, Medical Degree, Fellowship - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Fellowship 2, Residency - ID, Class of 1989, Medical degree, DO, Fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases) 36 years experience Unavail
Columbus 43215, COLUMBUS
Dr. Stephen  Hoffmann - Internal Medicine
Dr. Stephen Hoffmann Internal Medicine (Medical School) 33 years experience Ohio State Lung Care Martha Morehouse Outpatient Care
Fifth by Northwest, COLUMBUS
Dr. William M Chinn - Internal Medicine
Dr. William M Chinn Internal Medicine (Fellowship, Residency, Internship, Medical School, Fellowship - Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine, Internship-Internal Medicine, Class of 1969) 57 years experience Meridian Healthcare Pulmonary
Arena District, COLUMBUS