title: [Diagnosing and treating cough].
abstract: Cough is frequently a reason for seeing a doctor. Cough has a wide range of causes and the diagnosis can be difficult to make. Cough is often benign and self-limiting but can also be the first sign of malignancy. Especially chronic cough reduces the patients' quality of life. The purpose of this review was to present the most common reasons for cough, a rational method of investigation and a management protocol. Cough is a condition, which in most cases can be treated when using a systematic approach.
authors: Medicinsk Afdeling O, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark. yunuscol@gmail.com
authors: Yunus
authors: Y
authors: Çolak
authors: Lars Christian
authors: LC
authors: Laursen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019091:Critical Pathways; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis