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Dr. Scott McAfee, M.D.

Family Practitioner

Dr. Scott McAfee is a family practitioner practicing in Bothell, WA. Dr. McAfee specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. McAfee possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Dr. Scott McAfee, M.D.
  • Bothell, WA
  • Accepting new patients

Is it okay to have breathing problems after pneumonia?

It is not OK, but it is common to have some SOB, cough, phlegm, fatigue, sometimes wheezing after a pneumonia. There has been an infection in the lung and damage has occurred. READ MORE
It is not OK, but it is common to have some SOB, cough, phlegm, fatigue, sometimes wheezing after a pneumonia. There has been an infection in the lung and damage has occurred. Like any damage, it takes time to heal, even with appropriate and successful treatment. Any changes on an x-ray may be seen for up to 6 weeks following successful treatment which matches typical soft tissue healing times. There should be gradual improvement of symptoms over time after treatment so worsening symptoms would be a concern.

Epididymitis condition?

Appropriate treatment for this patient per CDC guidelines with acute epididymitis from either GC or CT would be ceftriaxone IM X1 either 250mg or 500mg and doxycycline 100mg for READ MORE
Appropriate treatment for this patient per CDC guidelines with acute epididymitis from either GC or CT would be ceftriaxone IM X1 either 250mg or 500mg and doxycycline 100mg for 10 days.