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I have a cold and im coughing bad to where my chest hurts is there anything i can take?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Go to the Doctor: Please go see your family physician first. You could have pneumonia or other significant respiratory illness.

Answered 1/3/2014

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