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What Causes Tightness In The Chest With Dry Cough?
I'm actually a physician too but could use some advice. I have mild reactive airway disease, and use albuterol for rescue on rare occasion. I'm also pregnant at the time. After the huge dust storm here in Arizona I've been quite short of breath. It doesn't feel like my usual bronchoconstriction. It is almost a tightness in my chest, with dry cough. Didn't know if I could continue to chalk it up to allergies or at what point I should get evaluated?
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
Hi welcome to health care magic...
You have positive history of allergic airway disease....
Your auscultation should be done to look for rhonchi that suggest toward bronchoconstriction....
Meanwhile do your CBC with AEC count....
If AEC more than 400 to 500 than antiallergic that suits you can be prescribed like Allegra M if it suits in your pregnancy period...
Spirometry Also done that help in assess severity of disease..
So according to severity further treatment can be guided like with bronchodilator if needed like levosalbutamol ...
Take care
Advise : Consult pulmonologist nearby for examination and than management accordingly
Hope this will help
You have positive history of allergic airway disease....
Your auscultation should be done to look for rhonchi that suggest toward bronchoconstriction....
Meanwhile do your CBC with AEC count....
If AEC more than 400 to 500 than antiallergic that suits you can be prescribed like Allegra M if it suits in your pregnancy period...
Spirometry Also done that help in assess severity of disease..
So according to severity further treatment can be guided like with bronchodilator if needed like levosalbutamol ...
Take care
Advise : Consult pulmonologist nearby for examination and than management accordingly
Hope this will help
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