Suggest Treatment For Severe Sore And Dry Throat And Fever

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015

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Question : started with severe sore and dry throat and had fever,cough and wheezing.went to urgent care center,was given 2 Tylenols and took temp. then took chest x ray and was told by Pa that I have
mild case of bronchitis.i am not on my 5th day of medication and do not really see any much improvement.i cough but my chest is still congested and I do excrete green phlegm.when I press on the sides of my chest and stomach it hurts.right now I do not have any fever,but only phlegm obstruction.please can you advise or prescribe some medication that can tare care of it immedialetly.

thank you
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would to recoomend me to see a respiratory specialist that can provide me
that specializes in bronchitis treatment with a nebulizer.

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Mucolytic, anti-alllergic, cough syrup, steam inhalation/ nebulization.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. You need a mucolytic such as acetylcystine (Mucomyst), Bromhexine (Bisolvon), Carbocysteine (Mucodyne) or Guiafenesin (Robitussin).

2. An anti-allergic, cough syrup and steam inhalation or nebulization will also help.

3. Get a chest X-ray if there is no improvement.

4. Tylenol is a mild painkiller. However with bronchitis, most painkillers are avoided. You may request your doctor for an anti-inflammatory medication if the chest and stomach hurts a lot.

I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any more questions I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

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