Cough
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Cough Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have a cough and any of the following:
Chest pain
Cough for more than 1 week
Coughing blood
Difficulty breathing
Facial pain
and
nasal congestion
Repeated
vomiting
Wheezing
Worsening cough
Worsening
earache
Worsening
headache
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Cough Underlying Cause
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008
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Cough References:
Chang AB, Asher MI. A review of cough in children. J Asthma. 2001 Jun;38(4):299-309.
Irwin RS, Curley FJ. The treatment of cough. A comprehensive review. Chest. 1991 Jun;99(6):1477-84.
Schroeder K, Fahey T. Should we advise parents to administer over the counter cough medicines for acute cough? Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Arch Dis Child. 2002 Mar;86(3):170-5.
Schroeder K, Fahey T. Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of over the counter cough medicines for acute cough in adults. BMJ. 2002 Feb 9;324(7333):329-31.
