SUMMARYIt is easy to underestimate the impact of cough on the quality of life of patients. Developing history-taking and examination skills will help practitioners to reach an accurate and timely diagnosis. Treatment can then be initiated to resolve or lessen the morbidity associated with cough. ...
1.1 Background Patients with cough frequently present to clinicians working in both primary and secondary care.1,2 Acute cough, which often follows an uppe... AH Morice,L Mcgarvey,I Pavord - 《Thorax》 被引量: 0发表: 2006年 Recommendations for the management of cough in adults 1.1 Backgrou...
Morice AH, McGarvey L, Pavord I: British Thoracic Society Cough Guideline Group: Recommendations for the management of cough in adults. Thorax. 2006, 61 (Suppl 1): i1-24. Article PubMed Central PubMed Google Scholar Pratter MR, Brightlin CE, Boulet LP, Irwin RS: An empiric integrative...
The reasons for this are complex and stretch far beyond the mechanics of swallowing. In patients with a swallowing problem the lack of informed carers and of suitably prepared food combined with coexistent impairments of respiratory function, cough, posture control, motivation, appetite, control of ...
None of these definitions refer specifically to adolescents, who may experience self-management, self-help, or self-care differently from adults. For example, adolescents are in the unique position of having multiple stakeholders involved in their healthcare (e.g., parents or carers, other family...
The article presents a systematic review of different cough management techniques in adults and children with psychogenic, tic, and habit cough. Topics include the effects of chronic cough not associated with a pulmonary or extrapulmonary causes, the sources of information including the Cochrane Central...
The 2-year-old child did not report their own symptoms clearly, and the pediatrician could not think of taking a chest radiograph for the children suffering from cough. Even in benign mature teratomas, serious symptoms can develop in pediatric cases. However, the performance of a diagnostic ...
Several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapeutic options have been used to treat cough that is not associated with a pulmonary or extrapulmonary etiology. We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence supporting different cough management options in adults and children with psychogenic, ...
ObservationsAsthma is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome primarily affecting the lower respiratory tract, characterized by episodic or persistent symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, and cough. The diagnosis of asthma requires these symptoms and demonstration of reversible airway obstruction using spirometry. Identifyi...
We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence supporting different cough management options in adults and children with psychogenic, tic, and habit cough. Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus were searched ...