instruction: hello doctor I have chest congestion with heaviness in chest I also have a constant cough with sputum I am not taking any medication at present for this could this be due to smoking
output: hello your cough and chest congestion is probably due to bronchitis smoking can be the underlying reason however at the moment you are experiencing a phase of exacerbation due to infection or an allergic reaction I would like to know about the onset of your symptoms and how long you have been experiencing these productive coughs and chest pain nonetheless car chest ray is the necessary step before prescribing appropriate medications your probable diagnosis is bronchitis likely an allergic one I recommend using a nasal corticosteroids to subside the symptoms such as mometazone or beclomethasone you will also benefit from using antibiotics such as azithromycin macrolides such as azithromycin are not only anti microbial agents but have some anti inflammatory effects that are quite impressive in bronchitis gargling warm saline along with installing a humidifier in your room will be of great importance also a pod purified protein derivative test is always recommended as a primary tool to screen tuberculosis in patients with chronic cough do not freak out about it but it is worth the visit since prevention is always far better than treating a late stage infectious disease allergy infection pod sputum test car infectious bronchitis allergic bronchitis cold tuberculosis pneumonia bronchitis beclomethasone nasal spray azithromycin on the first day then 500 my for five days theophylline suspension one table spoon every night