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Since xmas i've been ill on and off had coughs 4 weeks apart from getting another chesty cough why do i keep getting them i have asthma and i do smoke?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Mgt: I would suggest discussing with your PCP whether you could have COPD. Have you had a chest radiograph and pulmonary function testing? The treatment plans for asthma/COPD and COPD and asthma can then be determined.

Answered 2/14/2017

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