ALLMedicine™ Chronic Cough Center

Mar 3rd, 2021 - To date, only a few studies have investigated the associations between occupational exposures and respiratory outcomes longitudinally in the general population. We investigated the associations between occupational exposures and the development of...

Feb 28th, 2021 - DIPNECH is caused by an idiopathic proliferation of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells which can lead to bronchiolitis and multifocal lung neuroendocrine tumors. Patients often present with chronic cough and dyspnea. Larger NETs may develop malignant ...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Long-term exposure to coal dust causes respiratory disease. In chest computer tomography (CT), pulmonary nodules, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and emphysema manifest themselves. However, tracheal foreign bodies caused by coal dust are rarely re...

Feb 18th, 2021 - ► Chronic cough ► History of GERD & dyslipidemia ► Throat tickle.

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) can involve some complications, despite the good safety of its track record. The Buried Bumper Syndrome (BBS) is a rare, late and dangerous complication that consists in the erosion of the internal bumper ...

Mar 17th, 2020 - Cough is one of the most common presenting symptoms to general practitioners. The objective of this article is to collate the pediatric components of the CHEST chronic cough guidelines that have recently updated the 2006 guidelines to assist gener...

Feb 27th, 2020 - Chronic cough due to chronic bronchitis (CB) causes significant impairment in quality of life, and effective treatment strategies are needed. We conducted a systematic review on the management of chronic cough due to CB to update the recommendatio...

Feb 24th, 2020 - Evidence for the diagnosis and management of cough due to acute bronchitis in immunocompetent adult outpatients was reviewed as an update to the 2006 "Chronic Cough Due to Acute Bronchitis: American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Evidence-Base...

Jan 23rd, 2020 - Asthma and non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB) are among the commonest causes of chronic cough in adults. We sought to determine the role of non-invasive measurements of airway inflammation, including induced sputum and fractional exhaled...

Apr 19th, 2019 - Whether gastroesophageal reflux (GER) or GER disease (GERD) causes chronic cough in children is controversial. Using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome (PICO) format, we undertook four systematic reviews. For children with chronic c...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - To date, only a few studies have investigated the associations between occupational exposures and respiratory outcomes longitudinally in the general population. We investigated the associations between occupational exposures and the development of...

Feb 28th, 2021 - DIPNECH is caused by an idiopathic proliferation of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells which can lead to bronchiolitis and multifocal lung neuroendocrine tumors. Patients often present with chronic cough and dyspnea. Larger NETs may develop malignant ...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Long-term exposure to coal dust causes respiratory disease. In chest computer tomography (CT), pulmonary nodules, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and emphysema manifest themselves. However, tracheal foreign bodies caused by coal dust are rarely re...

Feb 18th, 2021 - ► Chronic cough ► History of GERD & dyslipidemia ► Throat tickle.

Feb 11th, 2021 - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects as many as 28% of North American residents. Marked by an excessive backup of gastric contents into the esophagus leading to troublesome symptoms and/or complications, it can result from dysfunction of...

Feb 11th, 2021 - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects as many as 28% of North American residents. Marked by an excessive backup of gastric contents into the esophagus leading to troublesome symptoms and/or complications, it can result from dysfunction of...

Feb 3rd, 2021 - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common form of chronic, progressive fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown origin. The histopathology and radiological findings of IPF are the same as those of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)...

Dec 21st, 2020 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Matthew F. Watto, MD: Hey guys, we're back. Believe it or not, we are three board-certified internal medicine physicians. I'm Dr Matthew Frank Watto. Stuart K. Brigham, MD: I'm Stuart Brigham. Paul N. W...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for approximately 85% of all lung cancers. Histologically, it is divided into adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Patients with non-small cell lung cancer require a complete stagin...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...