my doctor told me i have a blistery throat and it was bronchitis, ive had a burning chest with cough but i dont produce any mucus. the pain hurts so bad i force myself not to cough when it comes on.he told me that it can go to pnuemonia if not treated. but sometimes it feels like my lungs are hurting rigth after the cough. i got antibotics but do you think its pnuemonia or just a bad case of bronchitis?
2007-02-05 04:28:23 · 5 answers · asked by pkuchick 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Bronchitis is inflamation of the bronchial tubes, pnuemonia is fluid in the lungs. If you do not cough up the mucus in the bronchial tubes this can make you sicker, no matter how much it hurts. I have had both. I can tell you pnueumonia is way more pressure and pain on the chest then bronchitis. Follow your doctors instructions. You will feel better soon
2007-02-05 04:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Icey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bronchitis can rapidly lead to pneumonia, so it is good to take those antibiotics and follow up with the doctor. The bronchi are the two "tubes" that lead to the lungs, and infection in them would concentrate pain and "rattling" sensation to the upper front of the chest, whereas pneumonia would produce a "rattling" or congestion lower in the ribcage area, or over a wider area from shoulder to lower ribs, front and back. The congestion would be difficult to cough up, and would require more extensive care such as inhalers to thin secretions. Pleurisy can also produce a terrible burning pain with little mucus on coughing, but antibiotics cure this also. Follow up with your doctor and know it is important to get enough fluids if you are not fluid restricted for other health reasons. Hope you feel better soon.
2007-02-05 06:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by healing wings 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-14 23:22:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to know if it was pneumonia is with a chest x-ray. Since you haven't mentioned anything about a chest x-ray then no one can tell you. If you doc feels it is brochitis than that is a proper diagnosis but it you think it might be pneumonia then you can always ask for a chest x-ray.
2007-02-05 04:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if its pneumonia the doctor can tell u from his clinical exam. by what he heard by stethescope or by doing a chest x-ray
2007-02-05 06:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by jood1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋