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Cough is one of the most common symptoms for which patients seek medical attention from primary care physicians and pulmonologists,¹ probably because cough can so profoundly and adversely affect the quality of patients' lives.² In this review, we present an approach to managing cough in adults. With a systematic approach based on the guidelines we describe, it should be possible to diagnose and treat cough successfully in the great majority of cases. The cause of chronic cough can be determined in 88 to 100 percent of cases, and determination leads to specific therapies with success rates that range from 84 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Duration of Cough

Acute Cough

Subacute Cough

Chronic Cough

Diagnosis and Clinical Evaluation

Chest Radiography

The Most Common Causes

Persistently Troublesome Chronic Cough

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From the Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Irwin at the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, UMass Memorial Health Care, University Campus, 55 Lake Ave. N., Worcester, MA 01655.

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