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by Shanette, Nov 04, 2008 06:16PM
I am 3 months pregnant. I do not have a cough at all, but I do have chest conjestion- i think. I have been haveing back pain issues and I have to cough up mucus every morning. I sometimes have a hard time sleeping at night. I sometimes wake up with night sweats. I have consulted with my doctor who listened to my chest and said that everything sounds good. He told me to take Robitussin for the cingestion and he gave me an Albuterol pump for wheezing. Nothing has helped me and I have been experiencing this for about a month. I do have a mold problem in my apartment, could this be the culprit of my congestion?
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by National Jewish Health, Nov 07, 2008 05:07PM
, Nov 07, 2008 05:07PM
You say "I do not have a cough at all", but then say "I have to cough up mucus every morning”. I suspect you mean that you have only a morning cough. A month is a long time for a routine, viral infection. It is good that your doctor examined your lungs and found them to be clear but that physical examination alone is not sufficient to conclude that you have no lung disease, acute or chronic. The night sweats are worrisome, especially if you have never had sweats in the past. The night sweats could be benign and related to your pregnancy, or indicative of infection, even including tuberculosis (TB). Thus, persistence of your chest congestion and morning cough warrants further investigation for your safety and the safety of your baby.
In that circumstance you should have laboratory examination of the morning sputum and a chest x-ray, but only with the approval of your primary care physician and your obstetrician.
The National Council for Radiation Protection concluded that exposures less than 5 rads were not associated with increased risk of malformations. Fortunately, virtually no single diagnostic test produces a substantive risk.
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Table 8-3 – Approximate Fetal Doses From Common Diagnostic Procedures
(10mGy equals 1 rad)
Conventional X-ray Examinations Mean (MGY) Maximum (MGY)
Abdomen 1.4 4.2
Chest <0.01 <0.01
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Good luck to you and your baby.
In that circumstance you should have laboratory examination of the morning sputum and a chest x-ray, but only with the approval of your primary care physician and your obstetrician.
The National Council for Radiation Protection concluded that exposures less than 5 rads were not associated with increased risk of malformations. Fortunately, virtually no single diagnostic test produces a substantive risk.
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Table 8-3 – Approximate Fetal Doses From Common Diagnostic Procedures
(10mGy equals 1 rad)
Conventional X-ray Examinations Mean (MGY) Maximum (MGY)
Abdomen 1.4 4.2
Chest <0.01 <0.01
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Good luck to you and your baby.
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