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Suggest Medication For Cough And Chest Congestion

Hi I have a chest congestion that I can t seem to get rid of and it causes coughing that results in a shortage of breath. I m not bringing up mucus and my breathing is much shallower than normal My doctor visited a 10 days ago said I had a virus and to rest and take fluids which I did
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your problem and situation.
In my opinion, you are having bronchitis.
It is common after partially treated viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Chest x ray
2. PFT (pulmonary function test).
Chest x ray is needed to rule out lung infection as a cause.
PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis. It will also tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only.
So better to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose your problem and then start appropriate treatment.
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Suggest Medication For Cough And Chest Congestion

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your problem and situation. In my opinion, you are having bronchitis. It is common after partially treated viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). So better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Chest x ray 2. PFT (pulmonary function test). Chest x ray is needed to rule out lung infection as a cause. PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis. It will also tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only. So better to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose your problem and then start appropriate treatment.