A common symptom in prımary health care: The cough Birinci basamakta sık görülen bir şikâyet: Öksürük


Akbulut H., AYDOĞAN Ü., Sevinçli Ş., SARI O.

TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, cilt.14, sa.4, ss.333-337, 2015 (Scopus, TRDizin)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5455/pmb.1-1376411420
  • Dergi Adı: TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.333-337
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cough, Primary care, Treatment
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Cough is the common symptom consulted by primary health care providers. Although treatment of cough is usually simple, healing period could be longer if it diagnosed wrong. Basicly cough divide into two groups; acute and chronic. While the most common cause of acute cough is upper respiratory tract infections, causes of chronic cough are allergic rihinitis, chronic sinusitis, asthma and gastroeosefageal reflux diseases. Nonetheless cough could be the clinical evidence of highly mortal diseases like pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis and lung cancer. Consequently patients with cough symptom must be evaluated delicately and essential follow up protocol must be planned by primary health care providers.