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I have been getting dry cough since the last one week. How to go about this?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am a 37-year-old female with a weight of 112.43 Ibs and a height of four feet ten inches. I have a dry cough for a week intermittently. I have a slight heaviness in the chest while breathing. Kindly suggest.

Answered by Dr. Mohammad Rajja

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

You can take an X-ray of the chest in a posteroanterior view. You can do a throat swab test to rule out covid-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). You can take tablet Azithromycin 500 mg once a day for five days, tablet Loratidine 10 mg thrice a day for five days, and tablet Flexon (Ibuprofen with Paracetamol) twice a day for three days.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

My cough has become better. But I have slight heaviness while breathing.

Answered by Dr. Mohammad Rajja

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

You can take Syrup Ascoril two teaspoon (Phenyl ephedrine with Chlorpheniramine maleate, Dextromethorphan hydrobromide) thrice daily for five days. You can do gargling using Betadine one teaspoon for two minutes twice daily for ten days. Do steam inhalation once daily for five minutes. You can take tablet Levofloxacin 500 mg once a day for five days and continue taking other medicines.

The Probable causes

You have a cough.

Investigations to be done

You can take a chest X-ray in posteroanterior view and throat swab test to rule out covid-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2).

Differential diagnosis

You seem to have a cough.

Probable diagnosis

You seem to have a cough.

Treatment plan

You can take syrup Ascoril 2 teaspoon (Phenyl ephedrine with Chlorpheniramine maleate and Dextromethorphan hydrobromide) thrice daily for five days. You can do gargling using Betadine one teaspoon for two minutes thrice daily for ten days. Do steam inhalation once daily for five minutes. You can take tablet Levofloxacin 500 mg once daily for five days and continue taking other old medicines.

Preventive measures

You can take syrup Ascoril 2 teaspoon (Phenyl ephedrine with Chlorpheniramine maleate and Dextromethorphan hydrobromide) thrice daily for five days. You can do gargling using Betadine one teaspoon for two minutes thrice daily for ten days. Do steam inhalation once daily for five minutes. You can take tablet Levofloxacin 500 mg once daily for five days and continue taking other old medicines.

Regarding follow up

Have a follow-up as soon as possible.

Answered byDr. Mohammad Rajja

Medically reviewed byDr. Sneha Kannan

Published At June 17, 2020
Reviewed AtAugust 31, 2023

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