I'm having some serious trouble with my breathing lately, and I've been feeling a lot of pain around my rib cage. Plus, there's this persistent cough and it seems like there's stuff building up in my chest. Could this be something like COPD, and what should I be doing about it?

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do chest x ray and review further

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I'm having some serious trouble with my breathing lately, and I've been feeling a lot of pain around my rib cage. Plus, there's this persistent cough and it seems like there's stuff building up in my chest. Could this be something like COPD, and what should I be doing about it?

do chest x ray and review further

More Pulmonology/ Respiratory Medicine Health Queries

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I've had this chest congestion for about a week now, and there's some coughing too. Im having trouble taking deep breaths. My temperature's been normal though. Could this possibly be COVID-19, or is it likely something else?

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