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Cough<br />

• Important respiratory defense mechanism<br />

• Responsible for clearance of excessive<br />

secretions, fluids, or foreign materials<br />

from <strong>the</strong> airway<br />

• Despite this protective role, excessive<br />

cough<strong>in</strong>g can result <strong>in</strong> multisystem issues<br />

– Anxiety, dysphonia, fatigue, ur<strong>in</strong>ary<br />

<strong>in</strong>cont<strong>in</strong>ence, emesis, rib fracture(s), etc.

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