Background: Clinically, cough is classified by the duration which has implications for diagnosis and subsequent treatment. For example, chronic coughs lasting more than eight weeks, such as those related to allergies or gastroesophageal reflux disease, will have very different implications than acute coughs that less three weeks, such as those caused by the common cold. [...]

Case Presentation: A 53-year-old Asian female with no significant past medical history and a lifelong non-smoker without any chronic secondhand smoke exposure presented with a long-standing chronic non-productive cough that persisted over many years. The patient was not taking any prescribed medication(s) or over the counter supplements. Review of symptoms was negative for fever, chills, [...]

Case Presentation: A 76-year-old male with a history of allergic rhinitis presented to the hospital with four weeks of persistent dry cough. His cough is exacerbated by mild exertional activities and occurs at all hours. He had no nasal congestion, sore throat, hoarseness, hemoptysis, dyspnea, dysphagia, heartburn, or recent respiratory tract infection. He reported no [...]

Case Presentation: An 82-year-old male with a history of hypertension, COPD, ischemic stroke, mild carotid stenosis, and hyperlipidemia presented with expressive aphasia, dysarthria, confusion, and left-sided weakness following a coughing spell. CT angiography revealed an acute infarct in the right posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory, along with an irregular ruptured plaque in the proximal right [...]