Chronic cough Flashcards
1
Q
Chronic cough
A
cough lasting for more than 21 days
2
Q
Causes
A
Upper airway causes - pharyngitis, sinusitis
Lower airway causes - asthma, aspiration pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchiolitis obliterans, bronchiectasis, CF, FB aspiration, mediastinal mass
Infectious causes - TB, pertussis, M pneumoniae
Psychogenic