Cough resident survival guide
| Cough Resident Survival Guide |
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| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];
Overview
Causes
Common Causes
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Post-nasal drip
- Medications' side effect
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of [[cough]] according the 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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