Acute, disruptive cough

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Acute, disruptive cough is the second most common reason for which office visits are made and prescriptions written. But even when specific therapy is prescribed, a disruptive nonproductive cough may become nagging and prompt a patient to seek help again. The authors discuss the mechanism and causes of cough and describe symptomatic therapies in terms of their proposed mechanisms and indications.

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Nikitas J. Zervanos

Nikltas J. Zervanos, MD Keith M. Shute, MD: Dr Zervanos is director, family and community medicine, and program director, family practice residency, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is also clinical professor, department of family practice and community health, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, and clinical associate professor, family and community medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Dr Shute is a faculty development fellow in association with the family practice residency program, Lancaster General Hospital.

Keith M. Shute

Nikltas J. Zervanos, MD Keith M. Shute, MD: Dr Zervanos is director, family and community medicine, and program director, family practice residency, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is also clinical professor, department of family practice and community health, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, and clinical associate professor, family and community medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Dr Shute is a faculty development fellow in association with the family practice residency program, Lancaster General Hospital.