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Call the Doctor if You Have: |
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- Trouble breathing
- Worsening cough
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Confusion
- No success with your medications
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Before Your Visit
Before you see the doctor, be familiar with:
- Your smoking history. How many cigarettes do you smoke each day?
- Your breathing problems. Shortness of breath? Coughing? Sputum (phlegm) production?
- Your family history of lung disease.
- Your occupational exposure to chemical fumes or biologically inactive dust, such as silica or cotton dust. For how many years?
In the Encyclopedia: Cough
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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