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Cold like symptoms for a year
by theorganizer, Dec 03, 2007 07:11AM
my dad has something like a cold for the past year now. Everytime he goes to the doctor here they tell him he has a cold or an allergy and gives him antibiotics WITHOUT any significant tests that might indicate or find the reason of why he's been coughing a lot for the past year. My dad has no history of asthma nor smoking. Shouldn't they have at least taken an x-ray, sputum sample or maybe even a bronchoscopy? i don't understand why they resort for him take take antibiotics right away and on the other hand these antibiotics are heavy on the pocket; without having any positive output.
Please help.
Please help.
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by Enoch Choi, MD, Dec 07, 2007 03:00PM
, Dec 07, 2007 03:00PMTo: theorganizer
a year of cough deserves an Xray of the chest, perhaps a cat scan, and if either of those show something suspicious, then bronchoscopy may be indicated.
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