I have had flu like symptoms over the past 5 days including severe fatigue, muscle aches, productive cough, low grade fever. My concern is despite taking tylenol and motrin around the clock my heart rate is persistently 110-120 s even at rest. I did get the flu shot 2 weeks ago from the time my symptoms started. I am otherwise a healthy 31 year old woman with no health problems should I be concerned or let this run it s course?
Hi welcome to Chat Doctor... According to history you can have acute bronchitis or pneumonia like infection ... In which due to infection heart rate can be high.... I would suggest you to get your chest x-ray done .... If pneumonia is there consolidation will be seen.... You might need definite like antibiotic for 7 days.... Steam inhalation useful.... Chat Doctor. . Excess spicy food, oily food like irritants avoided.... For cough aerosol syrup can be taken... Auscultation done to heard for rales or rhonchi .... If bronchoconstriction present because of bronchitis then bronchodilator needed.... For congestion relief antihistamines