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Cough: An Interdisciplinary Problem, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 43-1 - March 17, 2010
  • Authors: Kenneth W. Altman, Richard S. Irwin
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 3 7 7 - 1 8 4 9 - 2
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 0 0 5 1 - 6

Both acute and chronic cough are responsible for a significant number of ambulatory medical visits annually. The recent comprehensive understanding that “cough” is a reflection of… Read more

Cough: An Interdisciplinary Problem, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

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Both acute and chronic cough are responsible for a significant number of ambulatory medical visits annually. The recent comprehensive understanding that “cough” is a reflection of underlying disease pays tribute to the multifactorial causes, as well recognition of the respiratory and upper digestive tract as a “physiologic unit.” This publication highlights the advances made in managing cough and brings these to otolaryngology practitioners in a concise forum, as well as presenting issues of special interest to laryngologists such as paradoxical vocal fold motion, disordered breathing, irritable larynx, evolution of the vagus as a protective circuit, the importance of cough in deglutition, and surgical interventions. Some of the topics include: The cough reflex, sensory receptors, and neurogenic mediators; Mucus and mucins; Cough and Swallowing dysfunction; Cough due to asthma, cough-variant asthma, and nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis; Occupational, environmental, and irritant induced cough; Pharmacologic management; Unexplained cough; Cough in the pediatric population; and Rhinogenic laryngitis, cough and the unified airway; among others.