Cough : causes, mechanisms, and therapy / edited by Kian Fan Chung, John G. Widdicombe, Homer A. Boushey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chung, K. Fan, 1951-

Widdicombe, John G.

Boushey, Homer A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cough.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cough is the most familiar symptom of respiratory disease, and a problem which general practitioners must deal with on a daily basis. This timely volume draws together a wealth of recent research into the mechanisms, pharmacology and therapies for cough, and places these in clinical context. The text incorporates guidelines on the most common causes of cough, discusses treatments and pitfalls in management, summarizes current research on physiology, pharmacology and treatment of cough, and gives practical advice on diagnosis and management issues for the clinician. Cough: Causes, Mech

Contents:

Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Introduction; 1 The clinical and pathophysiological challenge of cough; 2 Epidemiology of cough; 3 A brief overview of the mechanisms of cough; Section 2: Cough in the Clinic; 4 Clinical assessment of cough; 5 Measurement and assessment of cough; 6 Cough sensitivity: the use of provocation tests; 7 Causes, assessment and measurement of cough in children; 8 The quality of life in coughers; Section 3: Clinical Conditions with Cough; 9 Cough in lower airway infections; 10 Cough and gastro-oesophageal reflux

11 Cough in postnasal drip, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis12 Cough and airway hyperresponsiveness; 13 Cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 14 Cough in suppurative airway diseases; 15 Cough in cancer patients; Section 4: Pathophysiology; 16 Sensory pathways for the cough reflex; 17 Neurogenesis of cough; 18 Plasticity of vagal afferent fibres mediating cough; 19 Motor mechanisms and the mechanics of cough; 20 Mucus hypersecretion and mucus clearance in cough; 21 Animal models of cough; Section 5: Therapy

22 Mechanisms of actions of centrally acting antitussives-electrophysiological and neurochemical analysis23 Pharmacology of peripherally acting antitussives; 24 Current and potential future antitussive therapies; 25 Placebo effects of antitussive treatments on cough associated with acute upper respiratory tract infection; 26 Mucoactive agents for the treatment of cough; 27 Management of cough; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786611214661

9781281214669

1281214663

9780470755037

0470755032

9780470755846

0470755849

9781405128537

1405128534

OCLC:

212125279