Coughing is a general symptom sore present anywhere, from the throat to the lungs. Coughs can be productive or not, even if there is expectoration. The metal coughing associated with tracheal pressure, and if the patient paroponeitai for a heartburn, then the cough associated with tracheitis. As bovine is prolonged and deep cough due to paralysis of the vocal cords. The guttural cough is characterized by dryness and hoarseness and due to laryngitis. Staccato, irritating and frequent cough may be due to pharyngitis, tracheobronchitis and pneumonia in the early stages. Psychogenic cough is due to psychological causes and needs psychiatric help.
Coughing may be because:
Clinical tests, which must be done, is sputum tests, which may show a malignancy or infection, bronchoscopy and cardiac exams. The chest radiograph can show tumor, infection, interstitial disease or hilar adenopathy sarcoidosis .The persistent cough after viral infection suggests post-infectious cough.
Treatment:
The text was edited by Pharmacist
Polyzos Apostolos - specialized in Organization and Management of Health Services
Bibliography
Oxford handbook of clinical medicine "R.A.Hope, J.M.Longmore, S.K.McManus, C.A.Wood-Allum"
Harrison INTERNAL PATHOLOGY HANDBOOK SESSION Kasper D., Braunwald E., Fauci A., Hauser S., Longo D., Jameson L.
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