Table 2 - Patient profile for patients with clinically silent gastroesophageal reflux (GER)-related chronic cough1, 2, 52
From the following article
Gastroesophageal reflux and chronic cough
Susan M. Harding
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo77
Source: Adapted from Irwin,2 Irwin and Madison.,4 |
 Normal (or stable) chest radiograph |
| Nonsmoker |
| No exposure to irritants |
| Not taking an ACE inhibitor |
| Does not have asthma (negative methacholine test), or has asthma but is receiving appropriate treatment |
| Does not have postnasal drip or sinusitis (negative sinus CT), or receiving therapy with first-generation H1-antagonist |
| Does not have nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (no eosinophils in sputum cytology) or receiving inhaled or oral corticosteroids |
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