| Pivotal Assessment | Findings | |||||||||
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| History | 01. Histroy of Allergy | with one side of the nose being more congested than the other, . |
After 1-2 weeks, the cough worsens due to thick mucus in the airways. This can result in bursts of rapid coughing. Patients may turn blue from a lack of oxygen. [Children and infants especially may appear very ill, vomit following cough fits, and appear exhausted. Infants younger than 12 months of age may not have the strength to have a whoop. In infants, cough may be minimal or absent, with the main symptom being temporary pauses in breathing.] |
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| Diagnosis | Fumes from chemicals, perfumes, cleaning products, smoke, or other irritants | Certain foods (for example, spicy foods may trigger mucus flow) | Changing weather, cold temperatures, or really dry air | Certain medications , including some for birth control and blood pressure | Pregnancy | Object stuck in the nose (most common in children) | Infectious Sinusitis | Pertussis | ||
Bronchitis (smoker), emphysema, cancer (bronchogenic, head and neck, esophageal), TB, interstitial lung disease including sarcoidosis, fungal infection, bronchiectasis, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, thoracic aneurysm, GERD, ACE inhibitors