Overview of the Management of Cough

• DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1485
• Publication Date: 2014-07-31T13:31:59Z
• Authors: Richard S. Irwin; Cynthia T. French; Sandra Zelman Lewis; Rebecca L. Diekemper; Philip M. Gold; Todd M. Adams; Kenneth W. Altman; Alan F. Barker; Surinder S. Birring; Donald C. Bolser; Louis-Philippe Bo...; Sidney S. Braman; Christopher Brigh...; Priscilla Callaha...; Brendan Canning; Anne Bernadette C...; Remy Coeytaux; Terrie Cowley; Paul Davenport; Satoru Ebihara; Ali A. El Solh; Patricio Escalante; Stephen K. Field; Dina Fisher; Peter Gibson; Michael K. Gould; Susan M. Harding; Anthony Harnden; Adam T. Hill; Peter J. Kahrilas; Karina A. Keogh; Andrew P. Lane; Kaiser Lim; Mark A. Malesker; Peter Mazzone; Douglas C. McCrory; Lorcan McGarvey; M. Hassan Murad; Peter Newcombe; Huong Q. Nguyen; John Oppenheimer; David Prezant; Tamara Pringsheim; Marcos I. Restrepo; Mark Rosen; Bruce Rubin; Jay H. Ryu; Jaclyn Smith; Susan M. Tarlo; Ronald B. Turner; Anne Vertigan; Kelly Weir; Renda Soylemez Wi...
• Keywords: Guideline; Chronic Cough

This overview will demonstrate that cough is a common and potentially expensive health-care problem. Improvement in the quality of care of those with cough has been the focus of study for a variety of disciplines in medicine. The purpose of the Cough Guideline and Expert Panel is to synthesize current knowledge in a form that will aid clinical decision-making for the diagnosis and management of cough across disciplines and also identify gaps in knowledge and treatment options.