Management of Chronic Cough in Children

ACCP

American collage of chest physicians

ACEI

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

Adolopment

Adoption-Adaptation-Development

AFCM

Armed Forces College of Medicine

AGREE II

Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Instrument

CCGAG

Chronic Cough Guideline Adaptation Group

CPG

Clinical Practice Guideline

CT

Computed tomography

CVA

Cough variant asthma

DHS

Demographic and Health Survey

EBCPG

Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline

EBM

Evidence-based medicine

EPG

Egyptian Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee

EPG CPG

EPG Clinical Practice Guideline

ERG

External Review Group

ERS

European Respiratory Society

FeNO

Fractional exhaled nitric oxide

GAG

Guideline Adaptation Group

GDG

Guideline Development Group

GER

Gastro-esophageal reflux

GERD

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease

GOR

Grade of Recommendation

GPS

Good Practice Statement

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation

H1Ras

Histamine 1-receptor antagonists

HRCT

High resolution computed tomography

KAAACI

Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

LOE

Level of Evidence

LTRAs

Leukotriene receptor antagonists

MTB/ RIF

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex resistance to rifampicin

OSA

Obstructive sleep apnea

PBB

Protracted bacterial bronchitis

pH

Potential of hydrogen

PHC

Primary Health Care

Patient population, intervention, professionals, outcomes, and healthcare context

QOL

Quality Of Life

  RCT

Randomized controlled trial

  RIGHT

A Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Health Care

TB

Tuberculosis