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What Causes Persistent Cough And Sore Throat With Unintentional Weight Loss?
I ve been sick now for 10 days with very bad cough and coughing fits where hard sometimes to catch my breath, sore throat, no appetite , sweating at night have to change clothes threw the night . Weight loss... Weight loss 15 lbs before I really got sick. Went to Dr treating it for bronchitis . Gave me puffer as it s been 5 days now and not getting better...
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
Please get your x-ray chest and ESR test done to rule out other serious infections like tuberculosis since you have evening fever, loss of weight and appetite--regards
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Cough with loss of weight more investigation needed to rule out more serious disease
Any history of smoking.
1. CT scan chest. to rule out mass in the chest and lungs
2 full hemogram and ESR
3. sputum for AAFB . culture and sensitivity for any infection
4.
The treatment will depend on the results.
antibiotics
Anti Allargic drugs piriton . cetrizine.
Anti cough to suppress the cough for his sleep
consult chest specialist.
Cough with loss of weight more investigation needed to rule out more serious disease
Any history of smoking.
1. CT scan chest. to rule out mass in the chest and lungs
2 full hemogram and ESR
3. sputum for AAFB . culture and sensitivity for any infection
4.
The treatment will depend on the results.
antibiotics
Anti Allargic drugs piriton . cetrizine.
Anti cough to suppress the cough for his sleep
consult chest specialist.
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