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Suggest Better Treatment For Sickness Sustaining For 6 Days Now
Question: I am a 55 yr old male who has been sick for 6 days now. I am taking azithromycin (500 mg), fexofenadine (180 mg), and hydrocodone-chlorphen er susp for cough, congestion, fever of 96 - 102 (back and forth), and no strength. I still have no strength. What should be my next step? Generally, I am a very healthy person.
Brief Answer:
It depends
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
so you had nasal symptoms (congestion, runny nose), cough (dry?), fatigue and fever. This could be anything from a simple viral infection to pneumonia. Influenza is very much likely to present the same way. Azithromycin won't help with any viral infection (including influenza). It may help with bacterial infections.
Clinical examination is needed to determine whether you have signs of serious infection or not. Auscultation findings are essential.
If your doctor has no suspicion of pneumonia and you have no signs of worsening then it's probably a viral infection that only needs time to be cured.
There are some clinical data which may signify worsening like shortness of breath, too many breathing movements (more than 20-25 per minute), low blood pressure and a new higher fever.
If you have any of the above then immediate medical attention is warranted.
I hope I've helped!
If you'd like to ask for more details, please use your follow-up questions to do so and I'll be glad to answer.
Kind Regards!
It depends
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
so you had nasal symptoms (congestion, runny nose), cough (dry?), fatigue and fever. This could be anything from a simple viral infection to pneumonia. Influenza is very much likely to present the same way. Azithromycin won't help with any viral infection (including influenza). It may help with bacterial infections.
Clinical examination is needed to determine whether you have signs of serious infection or not. Auscultation findings are essential.
If your doctor has no suspicion of pneumonia and you have no signs of worsening then it's probably a viral infection that only needs time to be cured.
There are some clinical data which may signify worsening like shortness of breath, too many breathing movements (more than 20-25 per minute), low blood pressure and a new higher fever.
If you have any of the above then immediate medical attention is warranted.
I hope I've helped!
If you'd like to ask for more details, please use your follow-up questions to do so and I'll be glad to answer.
Kind Regards!
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