Productive cough

Chronic productive cough without a medically discernible cause that is present for more than half the time for 2 years. 

COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Chronic bronchitis is defined clinically as a chronic productive cough for at least 3 months in each of two consecutive years in a patient in whom other causes have been excluded.1 Emphysema is defined pathologically as the presence of permanent enlargement of the airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by destruction of their walls without obvious fibrosis.1 The major risk factor for both conditions is cigarette smoking, and many patients share characteristics of each condition. Therefore, new consensus guidelines have moved away from using these subsets and instead focus on chronic airflow limitation. 

Fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue, and a productive cough are the classic symptoms of TB.1,2,6,16 Onset may be gradual, and the diagnosis is easily missed if the symptoms are muted, such as in the elderly.2,6,16 Progressive pulmonary disease leads to cavitation visible on x-ray. Physical examination... 

A 60-year-old male with a temperature of 104°F and a productive cough is diagnosed as having staphylococcal pneumonia After several days on nafcillin, he develops truncal urticaria and pruritis. Which of the following agents is best avoided in this patient ... 

Signs and Symptoms Depend on the site of infection. Infection may produce osteomyelitis or arthritis pneumonia [with chills, productive cough, low blood pressure (hypotension), difficulty breathing (dyspnea), or chest pain] meningitis or cerebral abscesses (with headache, fever, vomiting, stupor, coma) or intra-abdominal infections (with biliary drainage, hepatic abscess, pancreatic abscess, peritoneal exudate). 

Characteristic symptoms include fever and dyspnea clinical signs are tachypnea, with or without rales or rhonchi, and a nonproductive or mildly productive cough. Chest radiographs may show florid or subtle infiltrates or may occasionally be normal, although infiltrates are usually interstitial and bilateral. Arterial blood gases may show minimal hypoxia (Pao2 80 to 95 mm Hg) but in more advanced disease may be markedly abnormal. 

The onset of PCP is often insidious, occurring over a period of weeks. Clinical signs are tachypnea with or without rales or rhonchi and a nonproductive or mildly productive cough occurring over a period of weeks, although more fulminant presentations can occur. 

Abrupt onset of fever, chills, dyspnea, and productive cough Rust-colored sputum or hemoptysis Pleuritic chest pain Physical examination Tachypnea and tachycardia Dullness to percussion... 

Patients typically present with weight loss, fatigue, a productive cough, fever, and night sweats. 

Signs and Symptoms Ulceroglandular tularemia presents a local ulcer and regional lymphadenopathy (any disease process affecting a lymph node or lymph nodes), fever, chills, headache, and malaise. Typhoidal or septicemic tularemia presents fever, headache, malaise, substernal discomfort, prostration, weight loss and a non-productive cough. 

Pulmonary infection This form of the disease can produce a clinical picture of mild bronchitis to severe pneumonia. The onset of pulmonary melioidosis is typically accompanied by a high fever, headache, anorexia, and general muscle soreness. Chest pain is common, but a nonproductive or productive cough with normal sputum is the hallmark of this form of melioidosis. 

Besides dead fish, which pose enormous economic and sanitation problems, there is an airborne irritant which burns the conjunctivae and mucous membranes and induces persistent non-productive coughing and sneezingC, ). This irritation is thought to arise from particles of the toxic organism entrapped in seaspray ( 3). ... 

In 113 workers exposed to boron oxide and boric acid dusts, there were statistically signiflcant increases in symptoms of eye irritation dryness of the mouth, nose, and throat sore throat and productive cough compared with controls. The mean exposure level was 4.1mg/m with a range of 1.2-8.5mg/mk Exposures may occasionally have exceeded 10 mg/mh Because of mixed exposures, the study does not indicate whether boron oxide or boric acid dust is more important in causing symptoms, nor does it indicate the minimum duration of exposure necessary to produce symptoms. 

Productive cough and shortness of breath developed in a spray painter 12-18 months... 

By analogy to toluene diisocyanate, exposure of humans to sufficient concentrations is expected to cause irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat a choking sensation and a productive cough of paroxysmal type with retrosternal soreness and chest pain. ... 

In a study of 80 talc workers, there was an excess prevalence of productive cough and of criteria of chronic obstructive lung dis-... 

In productive cough mucolytics such as bromhex-ine and acetylcysteine might work although there is no strong evidence for their effectiveness. Inhalation steroids may sometimes be effective even in nonasthmatics in cases of protracted cough in connection with airways infections. 

Chronic bronchitis is defined clinically as chronic productive cough for 3 months in each of 2 successive years in a patient in whom other causes of productive chronic cough have been excluded. 

Notify the physician if productive cough or shortness of breaf h occurs... 

Levodropropizine oral suspension For non-productive cough in adults... 

One clinical report of a hirnian exposed to HDI for an intermediate-dmation was reported. A 60-yem-old male automobile paint sprayer was examined following health complaints, which included shortness of breath, a productive cough, and an intermittent fever (usually about 6 hours after he finished work) of 1-month duration. Symptoms were reported to subside on weekends. He had used paint materials containing HDI for about one month and had worked without a protective mask. Clinical signs were... 

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