Cough : an interdisciplinary approach: an issue of otolaryngologic clinics

Both acute and chronic cough are responsible for a significant number of ambulatory medical visits annually. The recent comprehensive understanding that "cough" is a reflection of underlying disease pays tribute to the multifactorialcauses, as well recognition of the respiratory and upper digestive tract as a"physiologic unit." This publication highlights the advances made in managingcough and brings these to otolaryngology practitioners in a concise forum, aswell as presenting issues of special interest to laryngologists such as paradoxical vocal fold motion, disordered breathing, irritable larynx, evolution ofthe vagus as a protective circuit, the importance of cough in deglutition, and surgical interventions. Some of the topics include: The cough reflex, sensory receptors, and neurogenic mediators; Mucus and mucins; Cough and Swallowing dysfunction; Cough due to asthma, cough-variant asthma, and nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis; Occupational, environmental, and irritant induced cough; Pharmacologic management; Unexplained cough; Cough in the pediatric population;and Rhinogenic laryngitis, cough and the unified airway; among others.

• ISBN: 978-1-4377-1849-2
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 11/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés