A member asked:

I have been diagnosed with bronchitis as of sunday. i've started coughing up yellow stringy, spaghetti like phlegm. i don't have a fever but have sweats and chills. i have tightness in my chest and pain on the right side.

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Dr. John Michel answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Pneumonia?: Suggest that you make sure that you do not have pneumonia. The bronchitis can present as you describe but you might want to see if you have had a chest xray. If not and you feel this bad I would ask to get one so that the pneumonia is ruled out.

Answered 7/25/2018

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