Symptom: Mild cough

Introduction: Mild cough

Mild cough: Cough symptoms that are not severe. See free access online books about Mild cough below. See detailed information below for a list of 5 causes of Mild cough, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Mild cough

• Asthma - cough worse at night
• Bronchiectasis - morning cough
• Chlamydia pneumoniae - gradual onset of cough
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - occasional coughing
• Whooping Cough - mild cough

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Causes of Types of Mild cough:

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• Night cough (5 causes)

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Mild cough: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Mild cough, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Mild cough and Cough (5 causes)
• Mild cough and Lung symptoms (5 causes)
• Mild cough and Respiratory symptoms (5 causes)
• Mild cough and Breath symptoms (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Breathing difficulties (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Breathing symptoms (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Chronic cough (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Coughing (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Cyanosis (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Fever (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Hypoxia (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Persistent cough (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Severe cough (4 causes)
• Mild cough and Behavioral symptoms (3 causes)
• Mild cough and Blue skin (3 causes)
• Mild cough and Cor pulmonale (3 causes)
• Mild cough and Death (3 causes)
• Mild cough and Exercise symptoms (3 causes)
• Mild cough and Heart symptoms (3 causes)
• Mild cough and Hypoventilation (3 causes)

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Mild cough

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Mild cough

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Mild cough:

• Cough (439 causes)
• Persistent cough (60 causes)
• Dry cough (60 causes)
• Wet cough (102 causes)
• Coughing blood (190 causes)
• Coughing spasms (13 causes)
• Night cough (5 causes)
• Morning cough

Diagnostic Guides for Mild cough

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Misdiagnosis and Mild cough

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Diagnostic tests for Mild cough:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Mild cough. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Inspect sputum for color and consistency if possible
  • 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.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Mild 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 mild cough? - to determine if acute or chronic i.e. chronic cough is a cough that has been present and not improving for more than 4 weeks. Acute cough may suggest acute upper respiratory tract infection (e.g. common cold or influenza), viral pneumonia or bacterial pneumonia. A chronic cough is more suggestive of pneumoconiosis (lung disorder caused by inhalation of mineral dusts, organic dusts, fumes and vapors), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, lung cancer or asthma.
• 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, chronic bronchitis, whooping cough; cough on waking may suggest bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis or gastro-esophageal reflux.
• Is the cough related to meals? - e.g. esophageal diverticulum, tracheo-esophageal fistula.
• Is there a possibility of a foreign body such as a peanut having gone down the wrong way?

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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 Mild cough) may include:

• Sputum production? - If there is sputum production, describe it? - e.g. copious amounts with offensive smell suggests bronchiectasis; pus-like sputum may suggest pneumonia, abscess, tuberculosis or bronchiectasis; yellow-green thick and sticky may suggest asthma; profuse and watery may suggest lung cancer; red-currant jelly may suggest lung cancer; pink and frothy may suggest left ventricular failure with pulmonary edema.
• Blood in sputum? - may suggest chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, lung metastasis, foreign body, left ventricular failure and mitral stenosis.
• Wheeze? - usually suggests asthma but may also be chronic bronchitis, emphysema, 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 chronic cough.
• Shortness of breath? - In acute cases may suggest congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolism and pneumonia. In chronic cases may suggest emphysema, chronic pulmonary fibrosis, chronic congestive heart failure, tuberculosis and lung cancer.

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Organs affected by Mild cough:

The list of organs typically affected by Mild cough may include, but is not limited to:

• Sinuses
• Throat

Detailed list of causes of Mild cough

The list below shows some of the causes of Mild cough mentioned in various sources:

• Asthma - cough worse at night
• Bronchiectasis - morning cough
• Chlamydia pneumoniae - gradual onset of cough
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - occasional coughing
• Whooping Cough - mild cough

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How Common are these Causes of Mild 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 Mild cough. Of the 5 causes of Mild cough that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 3 causes have no prevalence information.

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Conditions listing symptoms: Mild cough:

The following list of conditions have 'Mild 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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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Mild cough?

Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Mild cough, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

• General practitioner
• Emergency physician
• Respiratory physician
• Gastroenterologist

Classifications of Mild cough:

Subtypes of Mild cough:

Night cough (2 causes)

Medical Conditions associated with Mild cough:

Respiratory symptoms (1422 causes), Lung symptoms (519 causes), Cough (342 causes), Common symptoms (4178 causes)

Symptoms related to Mild cough:

Cough (342 causes), Persistent cough (53 causes), Dry cough (46 causes), Wet cough (95 causes), Coughing blood (72 causes), Coughing spasms (12 causes), Night cough (2 causes), Morning cough

Mild cough as a disease:

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