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- Title
Evaluation and Management of Coughs and Hiccups.
- Authors
Lam, Samuel H. F.; Roche, Conal
- Abstract
The article discusses the pathophysiology and diagnosis of coughs and hiccups. It describes cough as a common complaint in hospital emergency departments usually found in patients with tracheobronchial infections. It asserts that diagnosis should focus on upper or lower respiratory infection. Treatment choices include antibiotics and suppressive therapies.
- Subjects
COUGH diagnosis; HICCUPS; MEDICAL emergencies; THERAPEUTICS; ANTIBIOTICS; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Emergency Medicine Reports, 2012, p194
- ISSN
0746-2506
- Publication type
Article