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Chesty cough yellow sputum 3 weeks?
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Mgt: A virtual consult .at be useful. If the cough continues or worsens you may need a course of antibiotics and a diagnostic work up.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Cough?: At this point you would benefit from seeing you GP to have an exam and possibly an x-ray. 3 weeks is too long for it to just go away.
Answered 2/25/2018
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