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Palliative cancer care - cough - Management
Overview of management
- Assess the person to find the cause of the cough.
- Determine what management interventions are appropriate for the person's stage of illness and if appropriate:
- If the cause of the cough is unknown, or treatment of the underlying cause is inappropriate, decide if the cough is dry, moist, productive, or non-productive, and whether the person is able to cough effectively; consider symptomatic treatment.
- Consider management of other physical symptoms, and the psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the person and their family. For more information, see the CKS topic on Palliative cancer care - general issues.
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