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Pointers to underlying aetiology i.e. presence of specific cough [39,110] |
| auscultatory findings |
| cough characteristics eg cough with choking, cough quality (table 2), cough starting from birth |
| cardiac abnormalities (including murmurs) |
| chest pain |
| chest wall deformity |
| chronic dyspnoea |
| daily moist or productive cough |
| digital clubbing |
| exertional dyspnoea |
| failure to thrive |
| feeding difficulties |
| haemoptysis |
| immune deficiency |
| neurodevelopmental abnormality |
| recurrent pneumonia |
Chang Cough 2005 1:7 doi:10.1186/1745-9974-1-7 |