How can you tell if your chest infection has gone deep into chest when i cough i feel like it's gone deep in

Chest X-ray: Based on clinical symptoms, a doctor may be able to tell if a simple bronchitis has progressed to a pneumonia. There will be worsening of your condition. A physical exam should reveal findings of that. A chest X-ray would confirm everything the doctor's clinical skills would find. If you're not doing well -please try to be seen for proper evaluation. Pneumonia can wind you up in the hospital.