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Upper Respiratory Infections Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have an upper respiratory infection and any of the following:

Worsening cough
Coughing up yellow or brown mucus
Coughing up blood
Difficulty breathing
Wheezing
Worsening sore throat
Inability to swallow
Severe earache
Fever over 102 degrees F (38.8 C)
Repeated vomiting
Worsening chest pain
Worsening facial pain
Worsening nasal drainage:

Dark yellow, brown or bloody mucus draining from the nose

Moderate to severe headache
Worsening neck pain
Signs of dehydration:

Confusion

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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