Expert Opinion on the Management of Acute and Chronic Cough : An Indian Perspective in Primary Care Setting

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Cough is the body's reflex when the throat or airway is irritated by a foreign body, such as irritants, microbes, and fluids. Cough caused due to a disorder or infection can last for a few days to a couple of weeks and is usually self-limiting and self-resolving. However, in certain cases, cough can persist for months, disrupting everyday activities, affecting the patient's mental health, and causing pain and fatigue. There are a number of different therapeutic strategies to manage acute and chronic cough, depending on the cause. Dry cough can be treated using opioids, nonopioids, antitussives, and antihistamines. Expectorants and mucolytics are widely used in the management of productive cough. The underlying cause of cough should be appropriately managed with specific therapy. The choice of treatment regimen is dependent on the patient's medical history, symptoms, and preexisting conditions. Based on the literature review and clinical practice, a comprehensive approach to the management of cough as a symptom has been proposed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - 71(2023), 7 vom: 14. Juli, Seite 11-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dhar, Raja [VerfasserIn]
Jindal, Surinder K [VerfasserIn]
Talwar, Deepak [VerfasserIn]
Abhyankar, Nitin [VerfasserIn]
Paramesh, H [VerfasserIn]
Mohan, Murali [VerfasserIn]
Santhalingam, Balamurugan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antitussive Agents
Expectorants
Journal Article
Review

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Date Completed 15.08.2023

Date Revised 15.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.59556/japi.71.0282

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35950437X