i have asthma and i was having trouble breathing because of some type of infection in my chest.  I cough up brown mucus from my lungs and i know it is some type of infection or virus.  I went to the urgent care and she didnt speak great english not that i care but she prescribed prednisone for my breathing, i dont think she understood the giant infection that i have, i read up on prednisone and i am unsure if thats what i need.  The infection is what is causing my breathing problem.  please help
Hi, You might have asthma with infective bronchitis or pneumonia etc. For infection, you must take antibiotics (quinolones or accolades or cephalosporins) in full 7 days course with analgesic and anti-inflammatories with other supportive treatment to get rid of infection completely. For, asthma you can continue your MDI or rota haler bronchodilators like steroids, beta agonists, anticholinergics with antiallergic Chat Doctor. Nebulizers and steam inhalation has also good role to treat asthma symptoms.