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Have Bronchitis, Coughing Fits, Breathlessness, Rib Pain, Light Headed, Vision Darkening

I am 50 y/o wm 5 11 215lbs...was dignosed with bronchitis nearly three weeks ago.....coughing fits so bad that I have done something to my ribs on right side......feel short of breath and hurting from rib pain.....coughing fits make my head hurt and spin...feel like i am going to pass out....bad lightheaded and vision darkens.
Mon, 27 Aug 2012
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You seem to be suffering from cough variant asthma. The chest pain could be because of coughing as some times hectic cough can cause a rib to crack. Lightheadedness is also because of coughing as during a coughing fit blood supply to brian decreases. Get a x ray chest done to rule out any other pathology and a PFT which will help in diagnosis of asthma. Then start taking nebulization with salsol and budecort and start seroflo inhaler 2 puffs 2 to 3 times a day. Take a tablet of montair lc and doxyphyllin tablet 400 mgm twice a day.
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Have Bronchitis, Coughing Fits, Breathlessness, Rib Pain, Light Headed, Vision Darkening

You seem to be suffering from cough variant asthma. The chest pain could be because of coughing as some times hectic cough can cause a rib to crack. Lightheadedness is also because of coughing as during a coughing fit blood supply to brian decreases. Get a x ray chest done to rule out any other pathology and a PFT which will help in diagnosis of asthma. Then start taking nebulization with salsol and budecort and start seroflo inhaler 2 puffs 2 to 3 times a day. Take a tablet of montair lc and doxyphyllin tablet 400 mgm twice a day.