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What Causes Cough And Rapid Weight Loss?
hi my name is aisha, and i have a concern about my husband its been 2 months he started with a bad cough and it just got so worse he lost alot of weight around 10kgs and he started to vomit and he hardly eats or drinks whats wrong with him please doctor let me know asap thankyou
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hello welcome to the health care magic
We don't want to neglect this condition
It a time for you to consult him to pulmonologoist for following work up...
_Auscultation
_CBC
_chest x ray
_sputum examination
According to cause identified specific treatment guided
Tuberculosis and cancer can be possible as rapid weight loss present
But don't worry, with keeping my answer in mind consult pulmonologoist and than further discussion will be done
Take care
Hope this will help you
We don't want to neglect this condition
It a time for you to consult him to pulmonologoist for following work up...
_Auscultation
_CBC
_chest x ray
_sputum examination
According to cause identified specific treatment guided
Tuberculosis and cancer can be possible as rapid weight loss present
But don't worry, with keeping my answer in mind consult pulmonologoist and than further discussion will be done
Take care
Hope this will help you
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