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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Cough
Cough medicine
A cough medicine (or linctus, when in syrup form) is a medicinal drug used in an attempt to treat coughing and related conditions. For dry coughs, treatment with cough suppressants (antitussives) may be attempted to suppress the body's urge to cough, while in productive coughs (coughs that produce phlegm), treatment is attempted with expectorants (typically guaifenesin, in most commercial medications) in an attempt to loosen mucus from the respiratory tract. There however is no good evidence for or against the use of these medications in those with a cough...
Cough - List of case studies
- Pulmonary heteroplasia
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whether the patient is currently symptomatic with dyspnoe, cough pain or weight loss. 2. What is the prognosis? ... Symptoms : skin rash , dyspnoe, cough, pain, weight loss. Related Conditions : ...
- Pulmonary heteroplasia_3
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66-year-old female was diagnosed, following persistent cough, with non-operable tumor of her lung with satellite nodules, and ... On 5/2007 , following persistent cough for some months, the patient was diagnosed having a non-operable ...
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma
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of pneumonia for the appearance of hyperpyrexia and cough treated with antibiotic by oral way. In the absence of clinical ... Symptoms : hyperpyrexia, cough. Related Conditions : Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma, pneumonia, ...
- Non Small Cell Lung cancer, Stage 4, S/P Right Pneumonectomy
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patient is in a good general condition but suffers from cough and weakness. ... patient is in a good general condition but suffers from cough and weakness . ...
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
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16-year-old boy started to cough without any preceding febrile illness. With the persistent of the cough and the diagnostic procedure he was diagnosed as suffering from BOOP and ...
- Respiratory Insufficiency with Tracheotomy_1
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600 mg BID) may help. If she has a weak/ineffective cough with the T-tube in place, could try MIE (mechanical in-exsufflator) ... : acute dyspnea , cyanosis , weak/ineffective cough , Related Conditions : Respiratory ... acute dyspnea , cyanosis , weak/ineffective cough . Related Conditions: ...
- Tentorial Meningioma
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and horizontal nystagmus , left dysmetria, swallowing and cough reflexes appear normal. Respiratory report from ...
- Cystic Pleuro-Pulmonary Blastoma – additional opinion
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with pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB). She presented with cough and fever which was treated as pneumonia. When her symptoms did not ... of pneumonia for the appearance of hyperpyrexia and cough treated with antibiotic by oral way. In the absence of clinical ...
- Psychomotor retardation due to spinal amyotrophy
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child will be at large risk of pneumonia. When older a cough assist device is of great value to clear secretions and expand lung ... tube, night-time drip feeds, Nissen fundoplication, BiPap, cough assist device, atelectacsis, influenza immunization, pneumovac ...
- List of Symptoms
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Blurriness of vision Blurry vision Bothering cough Bradycardia Brain hamartomas Breathless sensation ... peripheral vision (both eyes) Convulsive events Cough Cramps Crossed eyes Curving of the penis Cyanosis ...