Cough etiology

1. Sub-acute 2-4Wks

1.1. Post viral

1.2. Acute bronchitis

2. Chronic > 4Wks

2.1. Post viral

2.2. Asthma

2.3. GERD

2.4. Upper airway problem

2.5. Sub-acute bronchitis

2.6. Bronchiectasis or recurrent pneumonia

2.6.1. CF

2.6.2. Congenital lung disease

2.6.3. ciliary dyskinesia

2.7. Aspiration

2.8. Chronic infections

2.8.1. TB

2.8.1.1. Mycoses

2.9. Interstitial lung disease

2.10. Cardiac

3. Acute <2Wks

3.1. Croup - Barking

3.2. Staccato - Chlymedia (Infant)

3.3. Paroxysmal - Pertussis (Whooping cough)

3.4. Acute upper/lower RTI

3.5. FB aspiration

3.6. Asthma

3.7. Inhalation injury

3.8. Psychogenic

4. Hx

4.1. Duration

4.1.1. Charecter

4.1.1.1. Severity

4.1.1.1.1. Timing

4.1.1.1.2. At night, seasonal

4.1.1.2. interfere with sleeping, speech, feeding

4.1.2. Barking, whooping, honking (psychogenic tic), Staccato