Diagnosaurus
Acute cough
DDx
- Viral URI or postviral cough (most common)
- Bacterial URI
- Postnasal drip (allergic rhinitis)
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary edema, e.g., CHF
- Asthma
- Pulmonary embolism
- Aspiration pneumonia
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Last updated: March 5, 2015
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Acute Cough." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114730/all/Acute_cough.
Zeiger RFR. Acute cough. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114730/all/Acute_cough. Accessed May 12, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Acute cough. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114730/all/Acute_cough
Zeiger RFR. Acute Cough [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2025 May 12]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114730/all/Acute_cough.
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