Cough

"Cough" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A sudden, audible expulsion of air from the lungs through a partially closed glottis, preceded by inhalation. It is a protective response that serves to clear the trachea, bronchi, and/or lungs of irritants and secretions, or to prevent aspiration of foreign materials into the lungs.

Descriptor ID	D003371
MeSH Number(s)	C08.618.248 C23.888.852.293
Concept/Terms	Cough Cough Coughs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cough".

Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Respiration Disorders [C08.618]
Cough [C08.618.248]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory [C23.888.852]
Cough [C23.888.852.293]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cough" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cough" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 112 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	2	0	2
1994	1	0	1
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	3	0	3
1999	2	0	2
2000	4	0	4
2001	3	0	3
2002	4	0	4
2003	3	1	4
2004	1	1	2
2005	2	2	4
2006	11	1	12
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	1	2
2010	4	1	5
2011	3	2	5
2013	1	0	1
2014	3	0	3
2015	5	1	6
2016	7	2	9
2017	9	0	9
2018	4	0	4
2019	3	4	7
2020	10	0	10
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	1	1
2023	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cough" by people in Profiles.

Irwin RS, Madison JM. Gefapixant for Refractory or Unexplained Chronic Cough? JAMA. 2023 10 10; 330(14):1335-1336.

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Chang AB, Oppenheimer JJ, Dunlap W, Lieberman JA, Irwin RS. Yardstick for managing cough, part 2: In children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 05; 130(5):681-689.

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Irwin RS, Oppenheimer JJ, Dunlap W, Lieberman JA, Chang AB. Yardstick for managing cough, part 1: In adults and adolescent patients older than 14 years of age. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 03; 130(3):379-391.

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McGarvey L, Rubin BK, Ebihara S, Hegland K, Rivet A, Irwin RS, Bolser DC, Chang AB, Gibson PG, Mazzone SB. Global Physiology and Pathophysiology of?Cough: Part 2. Demographic and Clinical Considerations: CHEST Expert Panel Report. Chest. 2021 10; 160(4):1413-1423.

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Kline JA, Camargo CA, Courtney DM, Kabrhel C, Nordenholz KE, Aufderheide T, Baugh JJ, Beiser DG, Bennett CL, Bledsoe J, Castillo E, Chisolm-Straker M, Goldberg EM, House H, House S, Jang T, Lim SC, Madsen TE, McCarthy DM, Meltzer A, Moore S, Newgard C, Pagenhardt J, Pettit KL, Pulia MS, Puskarich MA, Southerland LT, Sparks S, Turner-Lawrence D, Vrablik M, Wang A, Weekes AJ, Westafer L, Wilburn J. Clinical prediction rule for SARS-CoV-2 infection from 116 U.S. emergency departments 2-22-2021. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248438.

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Lee KK, Davenport PW, Smith JA, Irwin RS, McGarvey L, Mazzone SB, Birring SS. Global Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cough: Part 1: Cough Phenomenology - CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report. Chest. 2021 01; 159(1):282-293.

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Chang AB, Oppenheimer JJ, Irwin RS. Response. Chest. 2020 09; 158(3):1289-1290.

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Irwin RS. When Evaluating Patients With Chronic Cough, Should Clinicians Routinely Test the Arnold Nerve Reflex, Look in the Ears, or Do Both? Chest. 2020 07; 158(1):19-20.

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Irwin RS, Dudiki N, French CL. Life-Threatening and Non-Life-Threatening Complications Associated With Coughing: A Scoping Review. Chest. 2020 11; 158(5):2058-2073.

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Madison JM, Irwin RS. Chronic Cough and COPD. Chest. 2020 06; 157(6):1399-1400.

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