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Could High ESR And Cholesterol Values Cause Cough?
This is for my wife. She is having cough from last 2 months and she saw a doctor , he gave some allergic medications. Still its the same. Again she went to the doctor. She checked her ESR its high 68. Her cholesterol level also littly high than normal.can you answer? doctor told her to check her chect xray also
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
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High cholesterol ( mild degree , normal range 160 - 220 mg ) is of no value in young adults .
Now for second question I would like to say that E S R level 68 mm 1st hour is very very high (
Now I want to make clear that old doctors like me take notice of E S R and if it is very high as in your wife case ( particularly when she had cough that too from last two months ) , may be due to some chronic infection .
In my clinic I advise my patient get in an X ray of chest at once if E S R is very high and patient have cough .
This high E SR may be due to tuberculosis , so also get in sputum examination.
2nd reason of high E SR may be due to bronchiectasis because this is also a chronic infectious disease.
So move as advised by your doctor.
Consult your treating physician and take proper treatment.
Good luck.
High cholesterol ( mild degree , normal range 160 - 220 mg ) is of no value in young adults .
Now for second question I would like to say that E S R level 68 mm 1st hour is very very high (
Now I want to make clear that old doctors like me take notice of E S R and if it is very high as in your wife case ( particularly when she had cough that too from last two months ) , may be due to some chronic infection .
In my clinic I advise my patient get in an X ray of chest at once if E S R is very high and patient have cough .
This high E SR may be due to tuberculosis , so also get in sputum examination.
2nd reason of high E SR may be due to bronchiectasis because this is also a chronic infectious disease.
So move as advised by your doctor.
Consult your treating physician and take proper treatment.
Good luck.
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