"Reizhusten"

English translation: dry/hacking cough

05:45 Feb 14, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical
German term or phrase: "Reizhusten"
Anamnesis from a medical report

Der Patient leidet an trockenen "Reizhusten" mit Luftnot.

Does Reizhusten simply mean cough?
vishoy
Local time: 10:47
English translation:dry/hacking cough
Explanation:
either or both
[Langenscheidts Fachwörterbuch Medizin]
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Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 07:17
Grading comment
Thanks Francis Lee
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5dry/hacking cough
Francis Lee (X)
3 +1irritative cough
Gilberto Lacchia
3tickly cough
Michael Bailey


  

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Reizhusten
irritative cough


Explanation:
non productive (trocken) irritative cough.

"In four subjects who reported development of irritative cough during exposure to PG, FEV1 was decreased by 5%, but FEV1 was unchanged among those who did not develop a cough. Those who developed a cough also had an increased perception of mild dyspnoea."
http://oem.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/58/10/649

"The treatments were well tolerated. In particular, there was no irritative cough or any sign of broncho-irritation on application. "
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&d...

Gilberto Lacchia
Italy
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in pair: 480

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fantutti (X): irritant cough
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Reizhusten
tickly cough


Explanation:
An irritating "tickly" cough - so-called because the coughing is caused by a tickling feeling in the throat - as opposed to a chesty cough.

Michael Bailey
Austria
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 335

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Francis Lee (X): that's what I or you would normally say, but it's unlikely to appear on a medical report
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
dry/hacking cough


Explanation:
either or both
[Langenscheidts Fachwörterbuch Medizin]

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1633
Grading comment
Thanks Francis Lee

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Somers (X)
3 mins

agree  vanessak
11 mins

agree  Edith Kelly
37 mins

agree  milinad
1 hr

agree  Laura Terrett
3 hrs
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