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  • 60 Years
  • 29/01/2025

I'm having trouble getting enough oxygen. I've got a cold and I'm coughing up a bit of phlegm, but there's not much of it and its brown. I've also got nodules on my lungs, and the largest one is around 5 cm. Does this sound like something I should be worried about?

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take steam inhalation and syrup ascoril for 5 days

Dr. Mubarak Suggests...

Consult a Pulmonology Respiratory Medicine Specialist

Answered 04/07/2025

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