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Are the elderly with copd & pulmonary hypertension & clot in the leg prone to cough? how can cough be avoided?
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Cough in copd: Patient's with COPD are prone to develop cough as the air ways are affected or from bronchitis. Trial of cough medications may help. Pulmonary hypertension is unlikely to cause cough.
Answered 10/4/2016
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