and tonsils are sometimes red and swollen as in simple sore throat; or they may be covered by white patches.
The gums
may be swollen, tender, or bleeding. A collection of sticky brownish material may
appear on the teeth and gums of neglected patients.
Cough
when present may be: dry, or accompanied by expectoration; painful, frequent, loud, or whooping; and worse by day or by night. The sputum may be yellow, white, gray, rusty, blood-streaked, dark, or frothy. The amount of sputum should be noticed as well as its appearance.
Appetite
or absence of appetite should be noted, and also the amount of food actually eaten by a patient; the amount eaten is frequently not the same as the amount carried to him on a tray.
If