Misdiagnosis of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Complex diagnosis issues or misdiagnosis may occur with conditions such as:
- Common Cold Misdiagnosis
- Flu Misdiagnosis
- Pharyngitis Misdiagnosis
- Croup Misdiagnosis
- Middle Ear Infection Misdiagnosis
- Pneumonia Misdiagnosis
- Bronchitis Misdiagnosis
- Tonsillitis Misdiagnosis
- Sinusitis Misdiagnosis
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Misdiagnosis Articles
- Common Cold: Undiagnosed: The symptoms of common cold are all too well-known to doctors and parents. A common cold is rarely
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- Flu: Undiagnosed flu: Influenza is often undiagnosed, because it is misdiagnosed by the patient as something milder, such as the common
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- Pharyngitis: Bacterial infection: The worst kind of pharyngitis is a bacterial infection, such as “ strep throat ” from streptococcus bacteria . This type
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- Croup: The classic symptom of croup is known as a “barking cough”. However, a barking cough can be caused by a
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- Middle Ear Infection: Undiagnosed Ear Infection: A middle ear infection is often diagnosed late, because the person typically already has a respiratory infection
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- Pneumonia: Undiagnosed Pneumonia: Pneumonia is a very dangerous condition, especially for the young and the old. Unfortunately, it is often overlooked
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- Bronchitis: Acute bronchitis: Diagnosis of acute bronchitis requires the consideration of a number of other respiratory infections. Some of the possibilities
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- Tonsillitis: Undiagnosed Tonsillitis: This condition may be difficult to diagnose in comparison with various other respiratory infections and causes of sore
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- Sinusitis: Undiagnosed sinusitis: The most likely misdiagnosis is that sinusitis is not diagnosed properly, or is not diagnosed early. Sometimes it
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- Cough: Not Always the Common Cold: A cough is often just a common cold. But sometimes it’s something worse. Ensure
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