Section 24 — Cough and Expectoration

What kind of cough have you ?

Constant, croupy, deep, dry, explosive, fatiguing, forcible, frequent, gagging, harassing, hard, harsh, hissing, hoarse, hollow, jerking, labored, loose, loud, moist, muffled, nervous, noisy, painful, in paroxysms (spells), periodic (at certain times), racking, rapid, rattling, ringing, rough, scraping, screeching, shaking, sharp, short ; shrill, in single coughs, spasmodic, sudden suffocative, tearing, teasing, tickling, (where ?), tight, tormenting, violent, wheezing, whistling ?

What causes the cough ?

Acids, anger, anxiety, coffee, from cold, crying, teething, while drinking, after drinking, as from dust, while eating, after eating, emotions, excitement, exertion or working, in fever, from fright, heart troubles, heat, indoors, out of doors, laughing, liver, troubles, least motion, mucus in throat or lungs, music, from nausea, odors, playing the piano, running, from smoke, stooping, talking, tickling (where ?), dry weather, wet weather, windy weather, from yawning, going from open air into warm room, going from warm room into open air, when thinking of it, during study, sensation of sulphur fumes, feather, or what ?

When does cough come on ?

Afternoon, evening, forenoon, lying down, sitting up, morning, night, noon, during sleep (does it waken you ?), before arising in the morning, just after arising, before, midnight, after midnight, early evening, when going to bed, just after going to bed, in company, when alone, during the day, only at night, etc. ?

Where does cough seem to come from ?

Abdomen, chest (lungs), back of mouth, windpipe, stomach, throat, etc ?

Where does it hurt you when you cough ?

How does it hurt you ?

What effect has the cough on you ?

Must you hold your throat, chest, head, stomach, or any other part while coughing ?

For pain while coughing see Section 6.

Expectoration.

Do you cough up anything ?

Describe it as in Section 7.

What does it taste like ?

Can you spit it out ?

Does it fly out of the mouth while coughing ?

Does it float in water or sink ?

Does it vary as to quantity, color, consistency, taste, etc. ?

When do you expectorate and when not ?

Morning, noon, afternoon, evening, forepart of night, after part of night, at bed time, on arising in the morning, after arising in the morning ?

Under any other circumstance ?