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Is there a role for bronchoscopy in the workup of cough? When should bronchoscopy be performed in the evaluation of cough?

Publication: Journal of Respiratory Diseases
Publication Date: 01-JUN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Is there a role for bronchoscopy in the workup of cough? When should bronchoscopy be performed in the evaluation of cough?(CLINICAL CONSULTATION: Answer to a reader's question on: Bronchoscopy in the assessment of cough)(Technical report)

Article Excerpt
The evaluation of cough remains an important clinical problem for primary care physicians and pulmonologists alike. In the past 5 years, the American College of Chest Physicians, (1) the British Thoracic Society, (2) and the European Respiratory Society (3) have published comprehensive guidelines to assist in standardizing the approach to cough evaluation. While determining the cause of cough can be vexing initially, prospective studies have shown that the cause can be established in more than 90% of patients.

The consensus definition of chronic cough is a cough of 8 weeks' duration or more. The most common causes of chronic cough include upper...

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