A non-smoker was left stunned when what he thought was a persistent cough due to a chest infection turned out to be lung cancer. Initially prescribed antibiotics and having undergone surgery for a ...
Shortness of breath and a persistent cough Wheezing and chest tightness Fatigue and frequent respiratory infections Increased amounts of mucus, commonly coloured brown. COPD is a term given to a ...
Another common cause of chronic cough is a postinfectious cough ... easy to miss a foreign body in younger children and that the wheezing can be more prominent on one side or another.