Does the patient have a daily wet cough that started in early childhood? | Yes – Complete PICADAR. |
No – Stop. PICADAR is not designed for patients without a wet cough. |
- Was the patient born pre-term or full term?
| Term | 2 |
- Did the patient experience chest symptoms in the neonatal period (eg, tachypnea, cough, pneumonia)?
| Yes | 2 |
- Was the patient admitted to a neonatal unit?
| Yes | 2 |
- Does the patient have a situs abnormality (situs inversus or heterotaxy)?
| Yes | 4 |
- Does the patient have a congenital heart defect?
| Yes | 2 |
- Does the patient have persistent perennial rhinitis?
| Yes | 1 |
- Does the patient experience chronic ear or hearing symptoms (eg, glue ear, serous otitis media, hearing loss, ear perforation)?
| Yes | 1 |
Total score | |