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A member asked:

What to do if i have little blood with cough and examined in the hospital, they cleared me no tb. what should i do now?

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Dr. Thomas Knecht answered

Bronchitis: Hi. As long as it's not TB or cancer, it's probably just bronchitis.

Dr Iwata agreed

Answered 7/9/2014

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