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Cough other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Other diagnostic studies used with cough evaluation include the following.
Cough other diagnostic studies
Cough other diagnostic studies
- Bronchoprovocation testing.
- Upper airway provocation studies.[1]
- Gastrointestinal investigations such as 24 hour esophageal pH monitoring.[2]
- Spirometric and peak expiratory flow measurements.[3]
Assessing Airways inflammation
- Cough recording
- Psychological assessment
- Induced sputum
References
References
- ↑ Bucca C, Rolla G, Brussino L, De Rose V, Bugiani M (1995). “Are asthma-like symptoms due to bronchial or extrathoracic airway dysfunction?”. Lancet. 346 (8978): 791–5. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91617-2. PMID 7674743 PMID: 7674743 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Cohen JT, Bach KK, Postma GN, Koufman JA (2002). “Clinical manifestations of laryngopharyngeal reflux”. Ear Nose Throat J. 81 (9 Suppl 2): 19–23. PMID 12353427 PMID: 12353427 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ McGarvey LP (2004). “Cough . 6: Which investigations are most useful in the diagnosis of chronic cough?”. Thorax. 59 (4): 342–6. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021832. PMC 1763813. PMID 15047960 PMID: 15047960 Check
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