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. 2024 Sep 26;74(747):476-478.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp24X739653. Print 2024 Oct.

Managing chronic cough in adults in primary care

Kevin Gruffydd-Jones  1 , Sean Parker  2
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Managing chronic cough in adults in primary care

Kevin Gruffydd-Jones et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Kevin Gruffydd-Jones has worked as an unpaid advisor for AstraZeneca on their global and national chronic obstructive pulmonary disease policy committees. Sean Parker has received advisory fees from TREVI and Merck.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Management of chronic cough in primary care. 2WW = 2-week wait. ACEI = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. AFB = acid-fast bacillus test. BEC = blood eosinophil count. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CXR = chest X-ray. FBC = full blood count. FeNO = fractional exhaled nitric oxide. ICS = inhaled corticosteroids. ILD = interstitial lung disease. PPI = proton pump inhibitor. TB = tuberculosis. © British Thoracic Society. Used with permission.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Treatable traits in chronic cough. ACEI = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. © British Thoracic Society. Used with permission.
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