Cough with green sputum.
Good treatment often involves advice on lifestyle modification which may be more important in the long run than pharmacological intervention alone. Compliance, however, is always a problem. Some patients refuse to take responsibility for their own health but repeatedly present to the GP to be patched up. The persistent smoker with recurrent bronchitis is just such a patient, but what can the conscientious GP do?
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D000328:Adult; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012907:Smoking