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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat,cough,headache And Muscle Pain

Hello,I caught a horrible cold from my son. I had a horrible deep cough, sore throat, and headache, muscle aches, and thick mucus.. coughing up green snot.. I went to the doctor and she took some blood work. My wbc is 15 and my spleen is enlarged and she is setting me up an ultrasound, but she won t tell me why.. I need to know what is going on. I am so tired!
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Hello,
this could be any respiratory tract infection. The symptoms alone are not enough to discriminate between them. Spleen enlargement usually points to infectious mononucleosis but this is not a specific finding. The symptoms you've described sound more like influenza. You haven't mentioned fever, although I assumed your temperature should be high.
Increased white blood cell count usually means bacterial infection or infectious mononucleosis. Early in the course of viral disease the white blood cell count may be increased as well (first 24 hours - max 48 hours).
Auscultation findings are very important in determining what's going on. The blood tests can also help like the quantitative c-reactive protein or procalcitonin.
If (and when) you can provide more details, I'll be glad to comment on them.
I wish you a fast and uneventful recovery!
Happy New Year!
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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat,cough,headache And Muscle Pain

Hello, this could be any respiratory tract infection. The symptoms alone are not enough to discriminate between them. Spleen enlargement usually points to infectious mononucleosis but this is not a specific finding. The symptoms you ve described sound more like influenza. You haven t mentioned fever, although I assumed your temperature should be high. Increased white blood cell count usually means bacterial infection or infectious mononucleosis. Early in the course of viral disease the white blood cell count may be increased as well (first 24 hours - max 48 hours). Auscultation findings are very important in determining what s going on. The blood tests can also help like the quantitative c-reactive protein or procalcitonin. If (and when) you can provide more details, I ll be glad to comment on them. I wish you a fast and uneventful recovery! Happy New Year!