Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

GLP-1 Users May Have Higher Risk For Chronic Cough

Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) may be associated with chronic cough, as published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. A large study of more than 2 million people with type 2 diabetes across 70 healthcare organizations suggests that adults prescribed a GLP-1RA had a 12% higher risk for developing a new cough persisting for more than 8 weeks, compared with people prescribed other medications, including dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) …

Uncovering the Unexpected: A Case of Chronic Cough in an Adolescent with an Unusual Etiology

Urgent Message: Chronic cough has a distinct differential diagnosis in different age groups. A cough lasting longer than 4 weeks in children and adolescents should prompt revision of the differential diagnosis to reduce delays in diagnosing serious etiologies. Daniel Moscato, MS, PA-C; Joshua W. Russell, MD Citation: Moscato D, Russell JW. Uncovering the Unexpected: A Case of Chronic Cough in an Adolescent with an Unusual Etiology. J Urgent Care Med. 2025; 19(4)23-26. Key words: Pediatrics, …

Chronic Cough and Shortness of Breath

A 74-year-old man without a significant past medical history presents to an urgent care center reporting 3 days of coughing productive of green sputum, shortness of breath that worsens with exertion, and chills. He says he has a chronic morning cough but states that the sputum has changed color and that his dyspnea has increased. He says he has not had any fever, chest pain, or lower extremity pain or swelling. View the image taken …

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