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Suggest Treatment For Pneumonia In An Elderly Person
HI.I AM A 64 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HADE PNEUMONIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I HAVE A TERRIBLE COUGH THAT WONT GO AWAY,,DRY HACKING,, MY DR HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANYTHING ELSE TO TAKE...GOING FOR A SECOND CT SCAN NEXT WEEK..CANT SEEM TO GET ANY RELIEF OR ANSWERS...I CANT SLEEP AND CAN HARDLY FUNCTION,,,ANY IDEAS?
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Hello dear Greetings
Regarding your symptoms of severe hacking cough with diagnosed pneumonia I am suggesting you can go ahead do your CT scan but on a broader clinical picture I would prefer chest x-ray
In view of this please take some antibiotics and hematinics pending the outcome of the result
I hope this helps
Regards and get well soonest
Regarding your symptoms of severe hacking cough with diagnosed pneumonia I am suggesting you can go ahead do your CT scan but on a broader clinical picture I would prefer chest x-ray
In view of this please take some antibiotics and hematinics pending the outcome of the result
I hope this helps
Regards and get well soonest
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