title: Clinical problem-solving. Nothing to cough at--a 73-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of nonproductive cough that worsened at night.
authors.affiliation: Primary and Specialty Medical Care Service, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98108-1597, USA. paul.cornia@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Cornia
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lipsky
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saint
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzales
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001886:Bordetella pertussis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents