Cough resident survival guide (pediatrics)

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

Synonyms and keywords:

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.

Common Causes

Diagnosis

The approach to diagnosis of Cough in children is based on a step-wise testing strategy. Below is an algorithm summarising the identification and laboratory diagnosis of Cough.[1][2]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chronic Cough >4 weeks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Order Chest X-ray or spirometry (if child is able to perform)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consider the diagnosis of Bacterial bronchitis
 
 
 
Consider the diagnosis of Asthma
❑ History of bilateral wheeze and exertional dyspnea
❑ Absence of other cough symptoms
❑ Absence of findings on lung examination
Reversible obstructive defect or normal finding on spirometry (if performed)
 
Consider the diagnosis of Retained foreign body
❑ History of choking or sudden onset of symptoms
❑ Monophonic or unilateral wheeze
❑ Chest X-ray finding suggesting foreign body
 
Consider the other type of cough
Tracheomalacia
Pertussis
Habit cough/ tic cough (typically absent at night or when distracted and may be honking or short/dry)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Antibiotics for 2 to 4 weeks
 
 
 
Trial of Asthma therapies for 2 to 4 weeks
 
 
Perform tests to confirm the diagnosis and treat as appropriate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cough resolves
❑ Likely bacterial bronchitis
❑ Reassess in 3 to 4 months to confirm that child remains well
 
Productive cough continues after 4 weeks
❑ Consider the diagnosis of:
 
Asthma Improved
❑ Continue treatment
Asthma not improved
❑ Reassess for other causes of cough
 
No foreign body
❑ Reassess for other causes of cough

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

  1. Rochwerg B, Brochard L, Elliott MW, Hess D, Hill NS, Nava S; et al. (2017). "Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure". Eur Respir J. 50 (2). doi:10.1183/13993003.02426-2016. PMID 28860265.
  2. Weinberger M, Hoegger M (2016). "The cough without a cause: Habit cough syndrome". J Allergy Clin Immunol. 137 (3): 930–1. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2015.09.002. PMID 26483178.


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