Coughs - a deep dive

Episode 86 of the Saving Lives In Slow Motion podcast, hosted by Dr Ayan Panja, titled "Coughs - a deep dive" was published on October 13, 2023 and runs 14 minutes.

October 13, 2023 ·14m · Saving Lives In Slow Motion

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Summary

I don’t think there is anyone on the planet that hasn’t had a cough. It’s a biological reflex in basic terms and as it seems to occupy up to 40% of presentations to a health care provider, I thought it would be good to cover the why what and how of this ubiquitous symptom.Links: The mechanism of a cough: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502102/#The anatomy of a cough: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415124/Long term coughs: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/that-nagging-coughRed flags for coughs: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/clinical-feature/clinical-areas/respiratory/red-flag-refreshers-cough/A reminder about TB (tuberculosis): https://www.who.int/health-topics/tuberculosisHoney for cough: https://ebm.bmj.com/content/26/2/57A functional medicine case study: https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/patients-25-year-cough-relieved-by-diet-and-thermal-depuration/Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

I don’t think there is anyone on the planet that hasn’t had a cough. It’s a biological reflex in basic

terms and as it seems to occupy up to 40% of presentations to a health care provider,

I thought it would be good to cover the why what and how of this ubiquitous symptom.

Links:

The mechanism of a cough: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502102/#

The anatomy of a cough: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3415124/

Long term coughs: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/that-nagging-cough

Red flags for coughs: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/clinical-feature/clinical-areas/respiratory/red-flag-refreshers-cough/

A reminder about TB (tuberculosis): https://www.who.int/health-topics/tuberculosis

Honey for cough: https://ebm.bmj.com/content/26/2/57

A functional medicine case study: https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/patients-25-year-cough-relieved-by-diet-and-thermal-depuration/

Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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