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Cough & Hemoptysis
Cough and Hemoptysis Differentials
Question | Answer |
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Acute Inflammation - Laryngitis: Cough & Sputum | dry cough, no sputum, may become productive of variables amounts of sputum |
Acute Inflammation - Laryngitis: Associated Symptoms and Setting | an acute, often viral illness, with burning retrosternal discomfort |
Acute Inflammation - Mycoplasma and viral pneumonias : Cough & Sputum | dry hacking cough, often becoming productive of mucoid sputum |
Acute Inflammation - Mycoplasma and viral pneumonias: Associated Symptoms and Setting | an acute febrile illness, often with malaise, headache and possibly dyspnea |
Acute Inflammation - Bacterial Pneumonia: Cough and Sputum | pneumococcal: sputum mucoid or purulent; may be BLOOD STREAKED, DIFFUSELY PINKISH OR RUSTY. Klebsiella: similar; or sticky, red, and jellylike |
Acute Inflammation - Bacterial Pneumonia: Associated Symptoms and Setting | Typically occurs in older alcoholic men |
Chronic Inflammation - Postnasal drip: Cough & Sputum | chronic cough, sputum mucoid or mucopurulent |
Chronic Inflammation - Postnasal drip: Associated Symptoms and Setting | repeated attempts to cear the throat. postnasal discharge may be seen in posterior pharynx. associated with allergic rhinitis, with or withour sinusitis |
Chronic Inflammation - Chronic Bronchitis: Cough & Sputum | chronic cough; sputum mucoid to purulent, may be BLOOD STREAKED OR EVEN BLOODY |
Chronic Inflammation - Chronic Bronchitis: Associated Symptoms and Setting | often long history of cigarette smoking |
Chronic Inflammation - Bronchiectasis: Cough & Sputum | chronic cough; sputum purulent, often copious and foul-smelling; may be BLOOD STREAKED OR BLOODY |
Chronic Inflammation - Bronchiectasis: Associated Symptoms and Setting | recurrent bronchopulmonary infections common; sinusitus may coexist |
Chronic Inflammation - Tuberculosis: Cough & Sputum | cough dry or sputum that is mucoid or purulent; may be BLOOD STREAKED OR BLOODY |
Chronic Inflammation - Tuberculosis: Associated Symptoms and Setting | early, no symptoms. Later, anorexia, weight loss fatigue, fever and nightsweats |
Chronic Inflammations - Lung Abscess: Cough & Sputum | |
Chronic Inflammations - Lung Abscess: Associated Symptoms and Setting |