25.1.12
Chronic Cough
Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines, 6th Edition, 2023. Chapter 25, Palliative Care.
Clinical Description
- Common causes (see relevant chapter for details)
Signs and Symptoms
- TB, pneumonia, asthma and other respiratory/cardiac conditions, drugs: ACE inhibitors
Investigations
-depend on suspected cause
Non-pharmacological
- comfortable (semi-prone) positioning, sips of lemon juice in warm water
Pharmacological
- Immediate release morphine 2.5mg 4 hourly
- monitor response, stop if not helping
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