Suggest Medication For Cold And Cough

Posted on Sun, 12 Jun 2016

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Sun, 12 Jun 2016 Answered on

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Question : I am suffering with cold and cough and taking different medication from doctor which is attached still having cold and I'll cough.
It started with ulcers in throat and then took medicines from XXXXXXX gen doc and XXXXXXX ENT after that.
Please suggest what should I do?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Get done Complete blood count and chest x ray.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I have undergone the consultation page you have attached.
Since you are not improving with routine cough and cold medicines, you should definitely get done
1. Complete blood count (CBC) and look for rise in total WBC count and eosinophil count.
2. Chest x ray to rule out lung infection.
You may need higher antibiotic if total WBC count is raised or chest x ray is suggestive of lung infection.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 days later)

attached is the blood count report, also my cold is still there no congestion in chest as such but I will get the xray done soon, can u check the CBC

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Sorry to say but this pdf file is not opening.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Sorry to say but I am not able to see your CBC report as it is not opening.
Can you please take a snapshot and send it as image like you sent your XXXXXXX hospital consultation.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (27 minutes later)

attached cbc1 and cbc2
also I have tried attaching the .pdf again as well.
Please check.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You have slightly lower hemoglobin.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern. Now I am able to see the image.
You are having slightly lower hemoglobin.
Your total count and eosinophil count are normal.
Please let me know
1. Do you have regular menses?
2. Do you have excessive bleeding during menses?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 minutes later)

yes I do have regular menses which stays for 4-5 days bleeding is not very high I feel, sometimes it is high but not that much high that I feel week.
and just to add this happened first time that I am struggling with the same problem for more than 15-20 days.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Do you live in area with high dust, smoke or pollution.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Possibility of viral infection or allergic cough, cold is more for your symptoms.
Since your total count is normal, no need to worry for major infection and hence no need for chest x ray.
Please let me know
1. Do you live in area with high dust, smoke and pollution?
2. Where do you work?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (10 minutes later)

1. Do you live in area with high dust, smoke and pollution?
don't know I stay in indirapuram
2. Where do you work?
I work in ericsson XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Do you have too much pollution and dust in your locality?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
How can I know about dust and pollution in your living locality?
Only You can tell me about this.
I just want to ask that is your living locality having too much pollution (from vehicles or factories) and dust (construction work related)?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

actually I thot u also belong to XXXXXXX NCR there is pollution but I am staying here from last 10 years suddenly this problem with pollution is not possible.thats why I am asking what else I can do ?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Do you smoke? Or do you have exposure to second hand smoke?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No, I am not from XXXXXXX I am fromm XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
So you are not having exposure you dust and pollution.
1 last possibility, I want to rule out is smoking related history.
Please let me know
1. Do you smoke?
2. Do you have exposure to second hand smoke?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (1 hour later)

No I don't smoke neither I have anyone smoking near by

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, this may be the cause.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
So, we can safely rule out smoking as a cause for your symptoms.
Yes, swimming pool water exposure can cause similar kind of symptoms.
Please let me know
1. Is this your first time with swimming?
2. Are you a learner in swimming or we'll trained swimmer?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 minutes later)

I m a learner but some years back I did Learnt the swimming but again I joined for learning only

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Was the water too cold?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Please let me know
1. Was the water too cold?
2. It is common for learners to aspirate swimming pool water in nose or lungs. Did this happen to you?
3. Was there too much chlorine in the water?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar