doctor, please help me. im a 16 year old highschool student. im suffering from coughing for 2 weeks now and its getting worse, im getting high fever it goes down but it comes back the next day and its been on for 5 days now. i also have back pain whenever i stand up too long. please help meee T_________T
Hi, thanks for posting your concern in the Chat Doctor. I think you have got lower respiratory tract infection or pneumonia. This can be serious if prompt management is not done. Therefore, you should immediately consult a chest physician for further evaluation and treatment. I usually give following advice to my patients with pneumonia, without any complication-Blood test for complete blood count, urea, creatinine, electrolytes, Sputum for gram stain and Archest X-ray PA Tab Paracetamol 500 mg SOS for fever, min. 6 hr interval between 2 domestic Co-amoxyclav 625 mg twice daily for 5 days after sending sputum for examination. Depending upon how complicated your disease is, you may need hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics. Further medications may be needed depending upon the symptoms. For cough, SYR Aerosol 2 tar twice daily for 3 days. Bronchdilators may be needed if there is severe shortness of breath and spasm. You should also start having steam inhalation twice daily. But, please consult your local chest physician at the earliest. For any further questions, please write back.