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My 3 year old sister has dry cough and a pediatrician told us that there's a phlegm on the lungs, give us should and should nots?
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? Pneumonia: If this is the case you should follow the pediatrician's advice, give medicines as prescribed, and keep the follow up, admit to the hospital if need be, good luck
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