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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of <nowiki>[[disease name]]</nowiki> according the the [...] guidelines.
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of <nowiki>[[cough]]</nowiki> according the the [American College of Chest Physicians] guidelines.
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and travel exposures
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examination, ask about
environmental and
occupational factors
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==Treatment==
==Treatment==

Revision as of 01:03, 6 August 2020

Cough
Resident Survival Guide
Overview
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];

Overview

Causes

Common Causes

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'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exacerbation of pre-existing condition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Evaluate and treat first
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asthma
 
Bronchiectasis
 
UACS:Upper Airway Cough Syndrome
 
COPD
 


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