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and about a quarter of these patients develop a chronic dry cough. It’s often associated with fatigue and shortness of breath, which can be assessed with cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

and chronic." He further noted: "Any cough with associated worrying or severe symptoms such as coughing up blood, hoarseness of the voice, shortness of breath, fever, weight loss, trouble ...