Cough

A new machine learning algorithm can detect whether an individual has pneumonia by recording coughs and measuring the acoustics of rooms and spaces, according to a study presented at the 183rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.

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Patients receiving treatment for cystic fibrosis wore actigraphy sensors and cough monitoring systems for the majority of a 12-week period, according to a poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

Worse cough-specific quality of life appears to be associated with risk for respiratory hospitalization, death and lung transplantation in patients with interstitial lung disease, researchers reported in Chest.

Self-reported blast exposure predicted respiratory symptoms and COPD among post 9/11 veterans who were deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

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Frequent productive cough is an important indicator of adverse outcomes in individuals with asthma and/or COPD, according to results of the NOVELTY study published in Respiratory Medicine.

Cough-specific quality of life was independently associated with respiratory hospitalization, mortality and lung transplantation among patients with interstitial lung disease, researchers reported in Chest.

Children infected with SARS-CoV-2 may not show typical symptoms such as fever, cough or dyspnea, according to a retrospective cohort study of more than 12,000 pediatric COVID-19 patients in the United States.

A previously healthy 17-year-old male is brought to your office with fever, cough and right upper quadrant pain with periodic nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.