Open AccessCough in children: issues of diagnosis and rational therapy
Author(s) -
Т. Е. Таранушенко
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2019-17-100-106
Subject(s) - pharmacotherapy , medicine , intensive care medicine , pathological , differential diagnosis , epidemiology , pediatrics , pathology
The presented review is devoted to topical issues of managing patients with cough, includes literature data on epidemiology, clinical classification, analysis of the causes, and the necessary diagnostic methods and lines of cough pharmacotherapy in children. The article focuses on the differential diagnosis of various pathological conditions and diseases, where cough is the leading clinical sign. The author provides information on treatment and characteristics of drugs recommended for symptomatic therapy of cough and indicates principles for rational antitussive and mucoactive pharmacotherapy.