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Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the evaluation of acute [[cough]] according to the [[American College of Chest Physicians]] guidelines. | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the evaluation of acute [[cough]] according to the [[American College of Chest Physicians]] guidelines. | ||
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Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according the the [...] guidelines. | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according the the [...] guidelines. | ||
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Revision as of 15:18, 20 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Haddadi, M.D.[2]Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[3]
| Cough Resident Survival Guide |
|---|
| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Overview
Causes
Common Causes
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Post-nasal drip
- Medications' side effect
- ACE inhibitors
- Bronchitis
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Respiratory tract infection
- Lung cancer
- Nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the evaluation of acute cough according to the American College of Chest Physicians guidelines.
| Acute Cough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History and physical
examination, ask about environmental and occupational factors and travel exposures ± investigations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life-threatening diagnosis | Non-life-threatening diagnosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia, severe
exacerbation of asthma or COPD, PE, heart failure, other serious disease | Infections | Exacerbation of pre-existing condition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LRTI | URTI | Asthma | Bronchiectasis | UACS | COPD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluate and treat first | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acute Bronchitis | Pertussis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consider TB in
endemic areas or high risk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Shown below is an alogrithm describing the evaluation of subacute and chronic cough in adults according to the American College of Chest Physicians guidelines.[1]
| Subacute Cough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{{ History and Physical Exam Ask about red flags,
environmental and occupational factors, travel exposures }}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postinfectious or life-threatening diagnosis | New onset or exacerbation of pre-existing condition | Not postinfectious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia, severe exacerbation of asthma or COPD, PE, heart failure, other serious disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
References
- ↑ Irwin RS, French CL, Chang AB, Altman KW, CHEST Expert Cough Panel* (2018). "Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report". Chest. 153 (1): 196–209. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2017.10.016. PMC 6689094 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 29080708.