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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

Seek care right away if you’re coughing up bloody mucus or have heart or lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If your symptoms indicate more serious problems, the telehealth provider may refer you for in-person care or testing. Asthma can also cause excess mucus and tightness in the chest.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

They’re due for cervical cancer screening, that they get that if they are due for a lab test, they get that. I was at an ophthalmology appointment a while back and I was checking in and there was a receptionist, her name was Rosie. The reception does the same thing, the medical assistant does the same thing.