Acute and Subacute Cough.Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2026 May 27. [Online ahead of print]OC
Abstract
Cough is one of the most common reasons for health care visits. This article seeks to illustrate the classification, appropriate workup, and management of acute and subacute cough. It highlights etiologies such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and exacerbation of heart failure and asthma. There is an emphasis placed on potentially life-threatening pathologies associated with cough and how to appropriate triage cough severity in an emergency setting. The pathophysiology of cough and how it may lead to severe barotraumatic complications such as pneumothorax and Mallory Weiss tears is discussed.
Pub Type(s)
Journal Article
Review
Language
eng
PubMed ID
42203564
Citation
Hoag, Erin, et al. "Acute and Subacute Cough." Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2026.
Hoag E, Patel K, Farris S, et al. Acute and Subacute Cough. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2026.
Hoag, E., Patel, K., Farris, S., & Lin, T. F. (2026). Acute and Subacute Cough. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2026.03.012
Hoag E, et al. Acute and Subacute Cough. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2026 May 27; PubMed PMID: 42203564.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute and Subacute Cough.
AU - Hoag,Erin,
AU - Patel,Krishani,
AU - Farris,Samuel,
AU - Lin,Ta-Fu,
Y1 - 2026/05/27/
PY - 2026/5/28/medline
PY - 2026/5/28/pubmed
PY - 2026/5/27/entrez
KW - Acute cough
KW - Emergency medicine
KW - Subacute cough
KW - Upper respiratory infection
JF - Otolaryngologic clinics of North America
JO - Otolaryngol Clin North Am
N2 - Cough is one of the most common reasons for health care visits. This article seeks to illustrate the classification, appropriate workup, and management of acute and subacute cough. It highlights etiologies such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and exacerbation of heart failure and asthma. There is an emphasis placed on potentially life-threatening pathologies associated with cough and how to appropriate triage cough severity in an emergency setting. The pathophysiology of cough and how it may lead to severe barotraumatic complications such as pneumothorax and Mallory Weiss tears is discussed.
SN - 1557-8259
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/prime/citation/42203564/Acute_and_Subacute_Cough.
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
