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I am experiencing bronchitis and asthma cough and wheezing (worsened by: in the evening, at night) . shortness of breath. what should i...

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Doctor can examine: An asthma patient may need more doses of asthma medication or a second medication, or just fine-tuning of her asthma meds. If the doctor feels there is bronchitis or pneumonia, an antibiotic may be needed. Sometimes a chest x-ray is done to see if there is something unusual going on, but a chest x-ray is usually not needed in simpler cases of asthma.

Answered 6/26/2017

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