Suggest treatment for cough and pain in the ribs
Patient: I was sick with bronchitis for about 12 days then around the 15th day I started to have pain in my ribs on the right side below my breast. The pain has only gotten worse in the last 6 days. It hurts when I breath, cough or even move. I am coughing up thick white mucus. What can I do for this Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and clinical examination of respiratory system. Your complaints like pain on deep breathing and coughing suggest pleurisy (inflammation of pleura). And thick whitish expectoration suggest lower respiratory tract infection ( LRTI ). Pneumonia can cause both pleurisy and LRTI.So possibility of pneumonia is more in your case.So get done chest x ray first to rule out this. You may need antibiotics and bronchodilators too.