Cough laboratory findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abiodun Akanmode,M.D.[2]

Overview

There is no definite set of laboratory findings that can accurately diagnose cough. However, For patients with cough, specific abnormalities can be noted in their blood tests.

Cough laboratory findings

Below are some of the laboratory test that are used when evaluating cough.^[1]

References

↑ Holzinger F, Beck S, Dini L, Stöter C, Heintze C (2014). “The diagnosis and treatment of acute cough in adults”. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 111 (20): 356–63. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0356. PMC 4047603. PMID 24882627 PMID: 24882627 Check |pmid= value (help).

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[pmidPMID:_24882627-1] Holzinger F, Beck S, Dini L, Stöter C, Heintze C (2014). “The diagnosis and treatment of acute cough in adults”. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 111 (20): 356–63. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0356. PMC 4047603. PMID 24882627 PMID: 24882627 Check |pmid= value (help).

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