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Wash your hands
Limit exposure to infected people
Get plenty of rest
Eat a healthy diet
Reduce stress
Be social
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Other Tests
Doctors don't do clinical tests for the common cold or the flu. However, if your doctor suspects a bacterial sinus infection is persistent or recurrent, an MRI or CT scan may be done.
If your doctor suspects pneumonia or other such conditions, chest x-rays, blood tests and sometimes bacterial cultures of mucus produced by coughing are used.
More on Cold, Flu and Sinus Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Computed Tomography Test
X-ray Test
In the Encyclopedia: Acetaminophen
Cough suppressants
Cough
Croup
Decongestants
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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