Table 1 Study Exclusion Criteria
From: Mechanical induction of cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
1 | History of smoking within 1 year |
2 | Evidence of respiratory tract infection within 6 weeks |
3 | History of untreated rhino-sinusitis |
4 | Untreated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease |
5 | Asthma or other respiratory disease other than IPF |
6 | History of asbestos exposure |
7 | History of collagen vascular diseases |
8 | Other severe, systemic co-morbidity |
9 | Drug therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
10 | Chest wall deformity precluding mechanical percussion |