Table 1 Pointers to specific cause of cough in history and physical examination8.
Symptom/sign |
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Daily moist or productive cough |
Failure to thrive |
Digital clubbing |
Haemoptysis |
Recurrent pneumonia |
Chronic dyspnoea at rest |
Exertional dyspnoea |
Auscultatory findings (wheeze, crepitations/crackles, differential breath sounds) |
Cardiac abnormalities (including murmurs) |
Immune deficiency |
Duration >6 months |
Swallowing problems |