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Chesty cough for the last 2 years. been on antibiotics, steroids, inhalers etc but nothing worked. very sore on chest followed with mucus ?
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See an expert!: I suggest evaluation by a pulmonologist to include pulmonary function studies, x-rays and possibly a CT scan with bacterial sputum cultures- for starters.
Answered 11/28/2017
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