Algorithm of the approach to cough
cough, duration, infection, asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, upper airway cough syndrome
Algorithm that addresses the differential diagnoses of cough taking into account the duration of the condition (acute, subacute or chronic).
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Gustavo Santos
Joana Amaral
Validation
Filipe Cerca
Bibliography
Portugal. Direcção-Geral da Saúde (DGS). Norma de Orientação Clínica nº 044/2011. Abordagem Imagiológica da Pessoa com Tosse. Lisboa: DGS, 2011.
Irwin RS et al. Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms. Chest. 2018 Jan;153(1):196-209