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Do I have a cold or a Pulmonary Adema?
I am a 23 year old, and for the past 2 years or so, every few months have been getting what seems like a respirtory infection. Usually lasts several months. This time it is the worst. So far it's only been three days, but I have experienced chest pain when breathing (which is gone right now) I am dizzy, weak, having trouble talking because I can't catch my breath very well when I do, My cough brings up a white frothy sputum with ALMOST SLIGHTY a yellowish tint to it, I have had fevers, and have also been going through periods when I am sweating and then almost immediately freezing and back and forth constantly for two days... I just don't know what to do! The more I look up, it could either be a cold, or something serious. Also, I seem to have a small drooling problem and when I inhale and exhale I can hear a wheezing and bubbling sound.
Went to a physician. They gave me a nebulizer treatment at the office, then gave me an inhaler. Now that I am home the chest pain is more severe and radiating in to my back and throat. When I cough, swollow or try to burp it is EXCRUTIATING! I called the oncall doctor back and was told to take some mylanta and was prescribed a cough syrup with codeine. My husband is on his way home with the codeine, but the mylanta and the inhaler are not helping with the extreme chest pain.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
From your symptoms it looks like a case of bronchitis. Acute bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tubes that is almost always caused by a virus. The virus causes the bronchial tubes to become infected and swell up, making it very difficult to breathe. Thick mucus is often formed, which must be coughed up.
Diagnosis is done by physical examination. Sometimes chest X-ray may be needed.
Other possibilities are asthma, emphysema and tuberculosis.
I feel that you should get yourself examined by a physician so as to reach a confirmatory diagnosis as treatment is diagnosis specific.
Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing.
From your symptoms it looks like a case of bronchitis. Acute bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tubes that is almost always caused by a virus. The virus causes the bronchial tubes to become infected and swell up, making it very difficult to breathe. Thick mucus is often formed, which must be coughed up.
Diagnosis is done by physical examination. Sometimes chest X-ray may be needed.
Other possibilities are asthma, emphysema and tuberculosis.
I feel that you should get yourself examined by a physician so as to reach a confirmatory diagnosis as treatment is diagnosis specific.
Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing.
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