Pointers to specific cause of cough in history and physical examination8
| Symptom/sign |
|---|
| Daily moist or productive cough |
| Failure to thrive |
| Digital clubbing |
| Haemoptysis |
| Recurrent pneumonia |
| Chronic dyspnoea at rest |
| Exertional dyspnoea |
| Auscultatory findings (wheeze, crepitations/crackles, differential breath sounds) |
| Cardiac abnormalities (including murmurs) |
| Immune deficiency |
| Duration >6 months |
| Swallowing problems |