Clinical Pulmonary

Guidelines and Expert Panel Reports

NEW: Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published April 2017)

NEW: Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published April 2017)

NEW: Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer: CHEST Guidelines and Expert Panel Report (Published April 2017)

Diagnosis and Management of Cough

This CHEST guideline series provides recommendations to aid clinical decision-making for the diagnosis and management of cough across disciplines and also identify gaps in knowledge and treatment options. In accordance with the living guidelines model, CHEST is committed to providing updates to each of the chapters as new evidence has been discovered.

• Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published: December 2016)
  This guideline serves as an update to the 2006 ACCP Clinical Practice Guidelines for management of reflux-cough syndrome.
• Cough in the Athlete: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published: November 2016)

• Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults: CHEST Expert Panel Report (Published: October 2016)
  This document reviews occupational and environmental contributions to chronic cough in adults, focusing on aspects not previously covered in the 2006 ACCP Cough Guideline or more recent systematic review.

  Learn about all the updates to this guideline with the Cough Guidelines e-Learning module that provides an overview and earn 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and MOC points.

• Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (Published: January 2016)
  Topic explores the efficacy of treatment compared with usual care for cough severity, cough frequency, and cough-related quality of life in patients with unexplained chronic cough.

• Somatic Cough Syndrome and Tic Cough in Adults and Children (Published: July 2015)
  Topic addresses managing a patient with suspected psychogenic, habit, or tic cough.

• Assessment of Intervention Fidelity and Recommendations for Researchers Conducting Studies (Published: July 2015)
  Topic addresses conducting research using guidelines or protocols to diagnose and manage chronic cough in the adult.

• Tools for Assessing Outcomes in Studies of Chronic Cough (Published: March 2015)
  Topic addresses the performance of tools designed to measure cough frequency, severity, and impact in adults, adolescents, and children with chronic cough.

• Anatomy and Neurophysiology of Coughing: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published: December 2014)

• Methodologies for the Development of the Management of Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published: November 2014)

• Overview to the Management of Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published: October 2014)

Clinician Tools and Materials

Podcasts
CHEST hosts a discussion with the authors upon release of a guideline to add context and commentary to the issues and challenges facing clinicians.

Management of Cough: Overview of CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (Published: October 2014)
Duration: 36 min
Moderator: D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, FCCP, Podcast Editor, CHEST
Participants: Richard S. Irwin, MD, Master FCCP; Tamara Pringsheim, MD