Cough resident survival guide (pediatrics)

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tayyaba Ali, M.D.[2]

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Overview

This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

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Common Causes

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Diagnosis

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Chronic Cough >4 weeks

Characterize the symptoms ❑ Chronic wet/productive cough ❑ Chest pain ❑ History suggestive of inhaled foreign body ❑ Dyspnea ❑ Exertional dyspnea ❑ Hemoptysis ❑ Failure to thrive ❑ Choking ❑ Vomiting ❑ Cardiac anomaly ❑ Neurodevelopmental abnormalities ❑ Recurrent sinopulmonary infections ❑ Immunodeficiency ❑ Epidemiologic risk factors for exposure to TB

Examine the patient ❑ Respiratory distress ❑ Digital clubbing ❑ Chest wall deformity ❑ Auscultatory crackles

Order Chest X-ray or spirometry (if child is able to perform)

Wet Cough or Productive Cough with sputum

Dry Cough

Consider the provisional diagnosis of Bacterial bronchitis

Dry Cough

Treatment

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Do's

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Don'ts

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References

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