tosse catarrale

English translation: productive cough

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Italian term or phrase:	tosse catarrale
English translation:	productive cough
Entered by:	Joseph Tein

16:50 Feb 27, 2017

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Hospital report - history of present illness

Italian term or phrase: tosse catarrale

This is in a hospital admission report for a patient with a long list of problems. The history says:

" ... rallentamento psicomotorio, sopore, *tosse catarrale,*, dispnea ed edemi declivi agli arti inferiori ..."

I've never seen/heard the expression "catarrhal cough" before. I find lots of online hits for this, but they seem to be from very old sources, or not from conventional medical texts.

Is this (catarrhal cough) acceptable in standard medical writing, or is there a more commonly used expression?

Thanks again.

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productive cough

Explanation:
This is what I always use

http://patient.info/leaflets/bronchial_catarrh.htm

And hello! :-)

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Mihaela Petrican
Italy
Local time: 05:12

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Hi Mihaela, thank you for helping me. We don't see you on ProZ often; it's nice to see you this time.
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productive cough

Mihaela Petrican

Chesty cough

Lisa Jane

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productive cough

Explanation:
This is what I always use

http://patient.info/leaflets/bronchial_catarrh.htm

And hello! :-)

Mihaela Petrican
Italy
Local time: 05:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 1146

Grading comment

Hi Mihaela, thank you for helping me. We don't see you on ProZ often; it's nice to see you this time.

32 mins confidence:

Chesty cough

Explanation:
In normal everyday life and when you talk to a dottor this is the term we would use to describe it

A "dry cough" means it's tickly and doesn't produce any phlegm (thick mucus). A "chesty cough" means phlegm is produced to help clear your airways.

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Note added at 33 mins (2017-02-27 17:23:20 GMT)
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http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cough/pages/introduction.aspx

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Note added at 33 mins (2017-02-27 17:23:34 GMT)
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Doctor

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 05:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 66

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Lisa Jane. Thank you for your suggestion also. I had never seen this expression, but when I check it online I do find that it's also a valid way to say it.

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