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Dry cough
- Dry cough: Introduction
- Causes (186 conditions)
- Types
- Diagnosis Checklist (19 listings)
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (19 listings)
- Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (14 listings)
- Videos
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- Classifications
- Stories from Users
Dry cough: Introduction
Many respiratory infections start out as a dry cough, and then become a wet cough or productive cough as the lungs start to produce more sputum. Some types of chronic cough or severe cough may remain a dry cough, or become a persistent dry cough.
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Causes of Dry cough:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Dry cough.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Common cold
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Post nasal drip
- Whooping cough
- Pollutant irritation
- Habitual cough
- Laryngitis
- Tracheitis
- Asthma
- Lung cancer
- Larynx disease
- Allergies
- Fibrosing alveolitis
- Asbestosis
- Certain drugs
- See other causes of chronic cough, persistent cough, severe cough, wet cough, cough
- more causes...»
See full list of 186 causes of Dry cough
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Causes of Types of Dry cough:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Dry cough:
- Non-productive cough (48 causes)
- Barking cough (8 causes)
- Croup (24 causes)
- Brassy cough (8 causes)
- more types...»
Review causes of types of Dry cough in more specific categories:
- Dry cough in children (9 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 10 types for Dry cough
Dry cough: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Dry cough, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Dry cough and Respiratory symptoms (128 causes)
- Dry cough and Cough (127 causes)
- Dry cough and Lung symptoms (127 causes)
- Dry cough and Breath symptoms (119 causes)
- Dry cough and Breathing difficulties (117 causes)
- Dry cough and Nerve symptoms (114 causes)
- Dry cough and Pain (114 causes)
- Dry cough and Sensations (114 causes)
- Dry cough and Fever (111 causes)
- Dry cough and Temperature symptoms (107 causes)
- Dry cough and Fatigue (99 causes)
- Dry cough and Muscle weakness (99 causes)
- Dry cough and Muscle symptoms (97 causes)
- Dry cough and Death (94 causes)
- Dry cough and Head symptoms (93 causes)
- Dry cough and Sweat symptoms (93 causes)
- Dry cough and Weakness (92 causes)
- more...»
See full list of 1862 Symptom Checker combinations related to Dry cough
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Respiratory symptoms (3410 causes)
- Lung symptoms (1603 causes)
- Cough (1289 causes)
- Common symptoms (7552 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Dry cough
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Dry cough:
- Cough (1289 causes)
- Wet cough (258 causes)
- Coughing blood (203 causes)
- Coughing spasms (14 causes)
- Severe cough (73 causes)
- Chronic cough (118 causes)
- Persistent cough (74 causes)
- Mild cough (6 causes)
- Night cough (5 causes)
- Common cold (728 causes)
- Upper respiratory tract infection (18 causes)
- Post nasal drip (33 causes)
- Whooping cough
- Pollutant irritation
- Habitual cough
- Laryngitis (24 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Dry cough
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Dry cough from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Dry cough. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Dry cough
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Dry cough: Self Assessment Tools
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Dry cough: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Dry cough
Sinusitis is overdiagnosed: There is a tendency to give a diagnosis of sinusitis, when the condition is really a harmless complication of another infection, such as a common cold....read more »
Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been immunized against whooping cough (also called "...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic...read more »
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis non specific presentation: Cryptogenic fibrosing alveoloitis is a chronic lung disease occurring due to the...read more »
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Dry cough: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
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Diagnostic tests for Dry cough:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Dry cough. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine lymph nodes looking for enlarged cervical or Axillary lymph nodes which may indicate lung cancer
- Examine for Horner's syndrome - e.g. dilated pupil and drooping of the upper eyelid which may indicate lung cancer.
- Examine for possible causes of postnasal drip - e.g. sinusitis, ear infection, nasal polyps.
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Dry cough
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Dry cough. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the dry cough? - to establish if acute or chronic i.e. chronic cough is a cough that has been present and not improving for more than 4 weeks.
- Is the cough truly dry? - a dry cough is a non-productive cough without producing sputum. Many respiratory infections start out as a dry cough, and then become a wet_cough or productive cough as the lungs start to produce more sputum. Some types of chronic_cough or severe_cough may remain a dry cough, or become a persistent dry cough.
- How would you describe the cough? - e.g. paroxysmal with whoops suggest whooping cough, painful cough may suggest left ventricular heart failure, weak cough may suggest lung cancer, bovine (no power to cough) suggests vocal cord paralysis.
- What time of the day is the cough worse? - e.g. cough at night may suggest asthma, left ventricular failure, postnasal drip, whooping cough; cough on waking may suggest gastro-esophageal reflux.
- Is the cough related to meals? - e.g. esophageal diverticulum, tracheo-esophageal fistula.
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Dry cough (19 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Dry cough) may include:
- Wheeze?- usually suggests asthma but may also be foreign body, lung cancer, congestive heart failure
- If has had a wheeze, have you had previous attacks of wheezing, hay fever or eczema? - more likely to suggest asthma as cause of dry cough.
- Shortness of breath? - may suggest asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, left ventricular failure and lung cancer.
- Burning sensation in throat or chest when you cough? - may suggest gastro-esophageal reflux as cause of chronic cough.
- Weight loss? - may suggest lung cancer, laryngeal cancer.
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Dry cough (19 listings)
Home Diagnostic Testing and Dry cough
Home medical tests possibly related to Dry cough:
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- Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
- more tests...»
Stories from Users for Dry cough
Real-life user stories relating to Dry cough:
- 13 month dry "heroic" cough
- Persistent dry cough - A very scared man
- 37 male with constant dry cough
- excess mucus/ coughing and wheezing
- Sarcoidosis - Dry Cough
- mucus cough
- Dry cough with white phlegm
- 5 yo with hacking cough every winter?
- Persistent dry cough
- Dry cough (or vocal cough?)
- Sweating, Chest Discomfort, Dry Cough
- Persistent dry cough
- Swelling ankles and dry cough
- prolonged dry cough
- chronic dry cough?
- Dry Cough
- Dry cough, did have larangitis, 2 days after infected tooth pulled
- Dry Cough After Taking Bath, When the Weather is Cold, & When I'm Thirsty
- dry cough
- Persisten dry cough during allergy season
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- Cardiovascular (Heart and Blood Circulation) (333)
- Allergic/Immunologic (157)
- Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
- Respiratory (Lungs and Breathing) (248)
Videos for Dry cough
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Medications or substances causing Dry cough:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Dry cough as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Certain drugs
- ACE inhibitors
- Perindopril
- Ramipril
- Goserelin
- Zoladex Depot Injection
- more causes...»
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medications causing Dry cough
Organs affected by Dry cough:
The list of organs typically affected by Dry cough may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Dry cough
The list below shows some of the causes of Dry cough mentioned in various sources:
- Accelerated silicosis - dry cough
- Acute Bronchitis - dry cough
- Acute Silicosis - dry cough
- Adenoviruses - croup
- Allergies
- more causes...»
See full list of 186 causes of Dry cough
How Common are these Causes of Dry cough?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Dry cough. Of the 186 causes of Dry cough that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 5 causes are "very common" diseases
- 3 causes are "common" diseases
- 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0 causes are "rare" diseases
- 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 177 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 186 causes of Dry cough
Conditions listing symptoms: Dry cough:
The following list of conditions have 'Dry cough' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Dry cough:
The following list of conditions have 'Dry cough' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Causes of Dry cough Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Dry cough based
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Dry cough?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Dry cough, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
- General practitioner
- Respiratory physician
- Emergency physician
- Gastroenterologist
- more specialists...»
Classifications of Dry cough:
Subtypes of Dry cough:
Non-productive cough (24 causes), Barking cough (4 causes), Croup (6 causes), Brassy cough (1 cause)
Medical Conditions associated with Dry cough:
Respiratory symptoms (3201 causes), Lung symptoms (1437 causes), Cough (1195 causes), Common symptoms (7505 causes)
Symptoms related to Dry cough:
Cough (1195 causes), Wet cough (250 causes), Coughing blood (86 causes), Coughing spasms (13 causes), Severe cough (70 causes), Chronic cough (70 causes), Persistent cough (70 causes), Mild cough (6 causes), Night cough (2 causes), Common cold (717 causes), Upper respiratory tract infection (1 cause), Post nasal drip (22 causes), Whooping cough, Pollutant irritation, Habitual cough, Laryngitis (5 causes), Tracheitis, Asthma (267 causes), Lung cancer
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Dry cough
Medical research papers related to Dry cough include:
- BSR BHPR guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug DMARD therapy in consultation with the British Association of Dermatologists
- Is the CPR or Procalcitonin a better indicator for infection than the White Blood Cell Count?
- Is it safe to try an ARB or another ACE in someone who has suffered allergy, in the form of mouth swelling, to enalapril?
- ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics
- Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with asthma.
- Is there any evidence that lisinopril causes elevated potassium levels compared to other ACE inhibitors
- Recommendations for the assessment and management of cough in children
- Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in adults and children in primary care
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