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Obstructive Airway Disease

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Cough is the often presenting feature of several non-life-threatening and life-threatening conditions, including obstructive airway disease. It is a vital reflex of the respiratory tract to clear the upper airways. Suppression of this reflex may lead to retention of airway secretions and respiratory infections [1]. A thorough medical history is important to denote whether a cough is acute (<3 weeks), subacute (3–8 weeks), or chronic (>8 weeks). This chapter will focus only on chronic cough.

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  1. Inspira Medical Health Center – Family Medicine Residency Program, Woodbury, NJ, USA

    Aarti Aggarwal

  2. VTC Family Medicine Residency, Carilion Clinic, 1314 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA, 24018, USA

    Chidinma Osineme

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Paul M. Paulman

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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Aggarwal, A., Osineme, C. (2017). Obstructive Airway Disease. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_90

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