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Upper Respiratory Disorders: Symptoms Comparison
| UPPER RESPIRATORY DISORDERS: SYMPTOMS COMPARISON |
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| Common Cold |
Influenza | COVID-19 | Pharyngitis | Allergic Rhinitis |
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| Sudden Symptom Onset | • | ||||
| Tearing Eyes | • | ||||
| Clogged Ears | º | ||||
| Nasal Congestion | • | º | |||
| Runny Nose | • | • | • | ||
| Sneezing | • | • | • | ||
| Postnasal Drip | º | ||||
| Cough* | º | • | • | º | |
| Sore Throat | º | • | º | • | º |
| Swollen lymph nodes (neck) | º | ||||
| Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing | • | • | |||
| Headache | º | • | º | º | º |
| Body ache or myalgia | º | • | º | º | |
| Chills or rigors | • | º | |||
| Fatigue* | • | º | º | ||
| Nausea/Vomiting | • | º | |||
| Fever† | º | • | • | º | |
| Itching (may be anywhere) | • | ||||
| Diarrhea | º | ||||
| New loss of taste or smell |
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| Possible Complications |
– Bronchitis – Ear infection – Pneumonia – Sinusitis |
– Pneumonia – Encephalitis – Meningitis – Seizures |
– Pneumonia – ARDS – Respiratory failure – Septic shock |
– Ear infection – Mastoiditis – Sinusitis – Peritonsillar abscess |
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| NOTES | |||||
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Key: ARDS = Acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19 = Coronavirus disease 2019 • Characteristic symptom º Symptom present in some patients * Cough and fatigue associated with influenza may persist for weeks † Fever associated with the common cold is usually low-grade (100−102°F) and limited to children; fever associated with influenza is usually severe (102−106°F) and present in both adults and children |
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| REFERENCES | |||||
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1. Common Cold. Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ 2. Flu. Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ 3. Pharyngitis. Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ 4. Allergic Rhinitis. Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ 5. Coronavirus (COVID-19). Available at https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus. Accessed March 18, 2020. 6. Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html. Accessed March 18, 2020. (Rev. 4/2020) |
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