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Chest congestion
Hi, my father is a heart patient, and gone to open heart surgery 12 years ago... He has a bad chest congestion these days.. having severe cough ..he takes dulion an butacoat also
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Dr. Amit Kumar Poddar
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Kolkata
D-Echocardiography should be done to assess cardiac function if EF is low then diuretic. Carvedilol moist oxygen Inhalation etc will be required. If EF is reasonably well then duolin and budecort200 Inhalation to be continued..suitable antibiotic for 7-10days is needed.
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