Suggest treatment for rapid heartbeat and headache
Patient: Hello Doc,I am a male, 32 years, very fit, and not overweight. Yesterday I got  a cough and it got progressively worse.Now I can not stop this dry cough, I have a fever of 102.6F yet I am cold. My head is very hot though, I have a headache and rapid heart beat. I am extremely weak and thirsty Any suggestions? Doctor: hellothank you for posting in our forum. you seem to be suffering from some respiratory tract infection on basis of your symptoms of cough, fever headache, dehydration, fast heart rate. please do a chest x ray, a complete blood count and ESR. you can have a short course of antibiotics tab augmentin 625 thrice a day for five days (if you are not allergic to penicillin), cough syrup and tab paracetamol upto three times a day for your fever. It is very necesaary to do the investigations mentioned above.thank you. wishing u good health