Cough is not just pathological but also pscyological. Some use it for sign of communication. By listening to the cough, we can see at least character and can see the severity of cough.
cough question:
- acute or chronic
- duration
- productive sputum?? dry? colour?
- aggrevated by cold, food, ??
- releving factor
- ass factor sob, fever, night sweat.
Aute
- respiratory infection
- bronchial asthma
Cronic
- infection : pneumoconiosis
- COPD
- emphysema
- bronchiectasis
- TB
- carcinoma of lung
- bronchial asthma
History taking:
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