bronchitis and pneumonia

We are based in three different locations: Rogers Park and Lincoln Park in Illinois and Schererville in Indiana. You can easily consult our board-certified medical experts by booking an appointment or by directly walking into the clinic to get yourself or your loved one checked.

Once you visit Family Urgent Care, here’s how the doctor helps you in recovering from bronchitis or pneumonia:

Evaluate Symptoms: The provider asks you about your symptoms, medical history, family history, smoking history, or any exposure to pollutants that might have triggered the symptoms. 

• Examine and Analyse: The doctor performs a physical examination by checking the sounds of your lungs with a stethoscope and also checking your number of breaths per minute to diagnose or assess the severity of the disease. 

• Diagnostic Tests: Family Urgent Care has testing and imaging facilities within the clinic. So the doctor might order a chest X-ray, sputum culture, or blood tests, if necessary. 

• Treatment Plan: The provider then prescribes antibiotics, antiinflammatory medications or bronchodilators to cause symptom relief and treat the infection. The type of medicine depends on the clinical condition of each patient and the severity of the disease. 

• General Health Counseling: You’ll also receive general health counseling regarding what you can eat and lung exercises that you can do at home to recover faster. 

• Follow-Up Care: If you experience any concerning symptoms at home like fever or chills, persistent cough or your symptoms won’t improve even after treatment, you can book online video or phone appointments to connect with the doctor without commuting to the clinic.