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Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Recent cough.	Virus infection.	See Cold, Common.
Stuffy or runny nose.
Sore throat.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Recent cough.	Inflammation or infection of	See Bronchitis, Acute.
Fever.	breathing passages.	See Influenza.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Persistent cough following	Chronic inflammation or	See Bronchitis, Chronic.
cold or flu.	infection.	See Sinusitis.
History of persistent cough
during previous cold or flu
seasons.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Persistent cough with sputum.	Chronic inflammation or	See Chronic Obstructive
Chronic breathing difficulty	infection of breathing	Pulmonary Disease.
that is worsening.	passages.
No dusty working conditions.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Chronic cough.	Effect of second-hand	Encourage smoker to quit
Smokers in the home.	smoke.	or stop smoking inside the
		house.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Recent cough with green-	Lung infection.	See Pneumonia (all
yellow or rusty sputum.		charts).
Fever.		See Histoplasmosis.
Breathing difficulty.		See Valley Fever.
		See Psittacosis.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Persistent cough with sputum	Lung infection or	See Tuberculosis.
that is worsening.	inflammation.	See Bronchiectasis.
Fever.		See Lung Abscess.
Unexplained weight loss.
Fatigue.
Excessive sweating at night.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Sudden cough without sputum.	Irritation of breathing	Avoid exposure to
Inhalation of irritating	passages.	chemicals, dust and
substance or fumes such as		cigarettes.
smog.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Recent cough without sputum.	Inflammation of vocal cords.	See Voice Loss or
Hoarseness or voice loss.		Hoarseness (in Symptoms
		section).

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Cough.	Fungal infection.	See Blastomycosis.
Chest pain.
Chills; fever; sweats.
Shortness of breath.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Sudden violent cough.	Normal coughing to expel	Consult doctor if cough
Inhalation of foreign object.	object from lungs.	lasts longer than 1 hour.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Persistent cough without sputum.	Tumor.	Request chest X-ray.
	Heart disorder.	See Lung Cancer.
	Spasm of bronchial tubes.	See Congestive Heart
	Irritation of bronchial	Failure.
	tubes from smoking.	See Asthma.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Cough.	Several disorders.	See Breathing Difficulty (in
Shortness of breath.		Symptoms section).

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Slow onset of dry, non-	Protozoan infection.	See Pneumonia,
productive cough.		Pneumocystis Carinii.
Fever.
Shortness of breath.
Immune disorder such as HIV
or AIDS.

Symptoms:	Possible Problems:	What To Do:
Cough; sore throat; increased	Virus infection.	See Rabies.
saliva.
Fatigue; slight fever.
Recent animal bite.

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From Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery by H. Winter Griffith, M.D. Copyright by Putnam Publishing Group. Electronic rights by Medical Data Exchange.

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