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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Bronchiectasis Causes

Premium Questions

Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I have mild bilateral bronchiectasis . My biggest problem is occasional shortness of breath . What causes the SOB? Is it mucus in the bronchial tubes? Just wanted to know so I can treat it with ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

If a person has bronchiectasis and there is a suspicion that it may be related to mold in his home ... testing? He did not. I am wondering if one can have Aspergillu-induced bronchiectasis if the the patient ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

I have mild bronchiectasis . While at the doctors office I met a PA who also had bronchiectasis. He said he takes Mucinnex to break up the mucus. Us Mucinnnex safe to take everyday? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

IS BLOOD IN FLEM COMMON WITH BRONCHIECTASIS ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

(without contrast) showed mild bronchiectasis . Yesterday’s CT (with contrast) showed no bronchiectasis ... have bronchiectasis? I have had almost no shortness of breath episodes in a few weeks. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Amrut Sindhu V MD

throat. i suffer from bronchiectasis in both lungs and take no medication. i am 46, 5 foot 11. and weigh just under 16 stones. is there anything that will dissolve the catarrh as constant coughing causes... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amrut Sindhu V ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani MD

What foods causes Mucus? I have Bronchiectasis which from having Pneumonia frequently (once as a Baby had to learn to walk all over again. Late 20 s off work for several weeks and Nothing Stayed Down ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Deepak Kishore Kaltari MD

and the onset of Bronchiectasis? I have read that Psuedomonas Aeriginosa and Stapphlococcus Aureus are more prevalent in CF related Bronchiectasis than non CF but I would think you still see both those ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

interval development of pre-existing bronchiectasis most prominently in right middle lobe with adjacent ... study. There is interval development of a lingular bronchiectasis with some adjacent consolidation ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Imran Ali MD

Dear Doctor: Yesterday I was diagnosed with bronchiectasis and although I am not coughing up blood I have extreme shortness of breath. Taking a shower causes me to be so out of breath that I have had ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Imran Ali ( General & Family Physician)