Table 1.

Symptoms and diagnoses associated with the respiratory system

Clinical Entity	Symptoms	Diagnosis
Ear	Ear symptoms	Otitis media Otitis externa
Upper Respiratory Tract	Coryza/Rhinitis Nasal congestion Head cold Post nasal drip Sneezing	Upper respiratory tract infection
Throat	Sore throat Throat symptoms	Tonsillitis Pharyngitis Trachetis Peritonsula/Quinsy Laryngitis Croup
Sinus	Sinus pain/symptoms	Sinusitis
Lower Respiratory Tract	Dyspnoea Cough Cough & sputum/phlegm Wheezing Pleural effusion Pleuritic Pain	Community acquired pneumonia Lower respiratory tract infection Bronchitis
Asthma/COPD		Asthma COPD Exacerbation
Other	Pyrexia/Fever/Temperature Unspecified respiratory tract infection	Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiolitis/RSV Bronchiectasis