Cough

my dad has been coughing very badly, and REALLY VERY BADLY. cos he described the shortness of breath as something he can die from (tho we noe u cant die from not enuf air due to coughing)

really quite jialat. like abt 3 months le... and the company doctor kept giving normal cough syrup.

suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. asked my dad to suggest doing a pulmonary function test. but the doc checked using a stethoscope and said that it isn't...

suspected some rare flora on his throat since he said the cough was due to irritation. suggested doing a swab for culture. but the doc said this test is only done for sore throat...

now, suspecting ACEI-induced dry cough, cos my dad has been taking Approvel for quite some time. suggested my dad to tell the doctor that. but this side effect is very uncommon (1/1000 to 1/100), duno whether the doc will recognise the significance of it anot. some ppl may just be more prone.

sometimes, i just hope that doctors would do more for their patients. chronic cough for 3 months and you're still giving cough syrup? wake up...