Re: is this asthma or could it be pneumonia?

[Guest guest]

pneumonia is characterised by consolidation of phlegm (or foreign

material) in the lungs and inflamed airways. The gold standard

diagnostic tool is an X-ray. If you are not feeling better, you may

want to see your doctor again and ask about pneumonia.

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> I have been sick for over a month now it started out as a upper

> reperitory infection that turned into a sinus infection so 10 days

later

> I went on antibiotics, I had to go on them agsin cause the snot was

> still yellow/ green ( sorry gross)

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> Now I am on another antibiotic due to some tooth pain, stuffy nose,

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> when I breath in deeply I wheeze. I also have been waking up to

> gurgling. could I ahve Pnemonia? I am a asthmatic and took my

nebulizer

> treatment over an 1 hr ago and its not helping.

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