What are the early symptoms of pneumonia?
Patient: I have real bad allergies and for the past week I been trying to take of the allergies part, but now I cant shake whatever it is. Im coughing up dark yellow phelm with a little blood in it and my chest is a little tight. The darinage in my sinus cavity is continuous. What should I do? Do you think I might have walking pneumonia? Please help I am very uncomfortable. Doctor: Hi welcome to HCM...According to history here you can have bacterial infection in form of bronchitis or pneumonia like infection....Consult pulmonologist without delay...Your auscultation and blood pressure checking also needs to be done ...Chest x ray then done to rule out cause..If bronchitis there spirometry also done to detect severity...Then treatment needed with cefpodoxime 200 mg tablet or levofloxacin like antibiotic for 7 days...Healthy and balanced diet taken..Avoid smoking if habit.Then if needed for further work up sputum cytology can be done .Take care Hope your concern solved