Coughs Overview
A cough is an action your body takes to get rid of substances that are irritating to your air passages, which carry the air you breathe in from the nose and mouth to the lungs.
Cough With Wheezing:
When coughing is accompanied by a wheezing sound as your child exhales (breathes out), it is a sign that something may be partially blocking the lower airway.
Cough: Introduction
A cough is a defensive reflex of the body that functions to keep the airways clear of irritating or obstructing substances so that breathing and the intake of oxygen is effective.
Coughs - Topic Overview
Coughing is the body's way of removing foreign material or mucus from the lungs and upper airway passages or of reacting to an irritated airway. Coughs have distinctive traits you can learn to recognize.
Coughing and wheezing in children
Coughing and wheezing are common symptoms of childhood illness. They do not usually mean your child has a serious condition, although they can sound awful and may be distressing for you and your baby.
Cough
Definition
Coughing is an important way to keep your throat and airways clear. However, excessive coughing may mean you have an underlying disease or disorder.
Cough and Chemotherapy
What is a cough and how is coughing related to chemotherapy?
Coughs and Colds in Children
Coughs and colds are usually caused by a virus infection. They normally clear away on their own, and antibiotics are usually of no use. Paracetamol or ibuprofen may ease some of the symptoms.
Cough Medicine Abuse by Teens
A common ingredient in many cough and cold remedies has become a popular substance to abuse by teenagers searching for a cheap, easy high.
Cough
Definition
A cough is a forceful release of air from the lungs that can be heard. Coughing protects the respiratory system by clearing it of irritants and secretions.
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Hiccough: A hiccough is an extraordinary type of breathing movement involving a sudden intake of air (inspiration) due to an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm accompanied by closure of the vocal apparatus (glottis) of the larynx.
Dry cough
A dry cough happens when the throat and upper airways become inflamed (swollen). It is non-productive, which means that phlegm (thick mucus) is not produced.
How can coughing be treated?
Coughing is a symptom, not a disease. It is the underlying cause of the cough that needs to be treated.
For acute cough, the most common cause is
Viral URI
For chronic cough, the most common causes are ...
Cough
Related Category: Pathology
sudden, forceful expiration of air from the lungs caused by an involuntary contraction of the muscles controlling the process of breathing.
Coughs are often categorized based on two characteristics-whether or not they produce or expel mucus, and how long they last. A productive cough is one that produces or expels sputum (also known as mucus or phlegm).
Coughs can be dry or "productive," which means that you are bringing up sputum or phlegm when you cough. Coughs can be either acute (typically not lasting longer than 2 -3 weeks) or chronic (lasting longer than 4 weeks).
Cough suppressants may help if this condition is due to throat irritation from violent coughing. However, cough suppressants may lead to airways obstruction in some cases. Always check with your doctor before using them.
A cough that is accompanied with mucus or phlegm (sputum) is usually a sign that an infection has developed in the lungs.
Cough: Everyone is familiar with a cough that follows cold or flu, and indeed these are the most common causes.
Cough
What is coughing?
Coughing is a sudden forcing of air from the lungs. It is a natural reflex to clear the air passages. It can also be a symptom of a disease or other medical problem.
Cough
Cough can be an especially distressing symptom. It can interfere with breathing and sleep and make it difficult for you to talk. It can cause pain and, in some cases, pathological fractures in people who have bone metastases.
Coughs and sore throat
Dr Trisha Macnair
Coughs and sore throats are among the most common childhood health complaints. We look at the various types, their symptoms and how they should be treated.
Cough in Children
No evidence shows that cough and cold medicines help children recover more quickly from colds. These medicines can even harm children. Talk with your child's doctor about your child's cough and how to treat it.
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ear-cough reflex
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. reflexive cough resulting from stimulation within the auditory canal .
Main coughing stage (paroxysmal phase)
After several days, often as many as 10-14 days from the start of the illness, the cough gets worse and becomes paroxysmal. This means there are bouts (paroxysms) of intense coughing.
Word! Cough
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Chronic cough in children is uncommon. Foreign material obstructing the airways of the lungs, asthma, and allergies are evaluated by a pediatrician.
child, cough, catarrh, voice, hoarse, attack, usually and complaint
From "Practical Treatise on Disease in Children" by Eustace Smith (1886)
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The Cough as a Warning Sign
University of Iowa Health Science Relations and
George Bedell, MD
Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine
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Cough is a defensive, protective reflex. When a cough persists without an obvious respiratory irritant (eg. chest infection), cough becomes a concern to both patient and physician.
Possible causes:
Rhinitis/rhinosinusitis (post-nasal drip) ...
Coughing from time to time helps clear particles and secretions from the lungs and helps to prevent infection. However, sometimes a cough can become a chronic condition.
Coughing can be a sign of asthma. In some people who have mild asthma, a cough may be the only symptom. Your doctor may perform breathing tests to find out if you have asthma.
Coughing attacks - up to 15 coughs in a row - that end with a high-pitched whoop sound as you gasp for air. These may be so severe that you vomit or turn red or blue from the effort.
Fatigue from coughing so much.
fever ...
Cough medicines will not help reduce the coughing in whooping cough and you should not give them to children.
coughing (violently and rapidly, until all the air has left the lungs and a person is forced to inhale, causing a "whooping" sound
sneezing
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A cough drop is a medicated candy, also called a lozenge, designed to soothe throat irritation such as that caused by a cough or cold. Most cough drops include sugar, menthol, flavors and colors.
mild cough
low grade fever
runny nose
acute phase (may last for several weeks): ...
Whooping cough is a serious type of respirator tract infection that is highly contagious. Also known as pertussis, this infection is extremely dangerous to children.
Whooping Cough & the Pertussis Vaccine:
A Guide for Teens
Recently, a new vaccine was developed to help teens from getting “whooping cough' also known as pertussis. Bacteria called Bordetella pertussis cause whooping cough.
Whooping cough
Pertussis, also known as the whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It derived its name from the "whoop" sound made from the inspiration of air after a cough. A similar,...
Hear the cough
It is important to know that not everyone with pertussis coughs or "whoops".
Pertussis Topics
About Pertussis ...
WHOOPING-COUGH, or Hooping-Cough (syn. Pertussis, Chin-cough), a specific infective disease of the respiratory mucous membrane, of microbic origin (see Parasitic Diseases), ...
Whooping Cough
A respiratory infection caused by BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a prolonged crowing intake of breath.
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What is Whooping Cough?
Whooping Cough, otherwise known as Pertussis, ...
Pertussis (whooping cough) is a highly contagious bacterial illness spread by coughs and sneezes. People sick with pertussis have severe coughing attacks that can last for months.
Parapertussis is a bacterial illness that is similar to pertussis (whooping cough) but is not as common and generally causes less severe symptoms. Up to 40 percent of all cases of parapertussis will present with no symptoms.
Increase in whooping cough - vaccine ineffective
Although the incidence of Whooping Cough is in decline, according to data from the Public Health Laboratory Service Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre in London, ...
use a mask if coughing (when a mask can be tolerated);
perform hand hygiene (wash with soap and warm water for 15 seconds or clean hands with alcohol-based hand product if hands are not visibly soiled) after contact with respiratory secretions; and ...
Symptoms of WHOOPING COUGH
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Cough. A cough is one of the most common side effects of ACE inhibitors. Most people find the cough to be a minor problem that they can tolerate in exchange for the benefits of this medicine.
cough suppressant
kf spresnt noun an opioid or sedative antihistamine drug such as pholcodine which suppresses the cough ...
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Cough
Basically there are two kinds of coughs: productive and non-productive. A productive cough is one that allows the mucus accumulated in your air passages, to come forth.
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Cough Medicines
These include:
Over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines, including decongestants, expectorants, antihistamines, cough suppressants ...
Coughing up blood
Definition
Coughing up blood is the spitting up of blood or bloody mucus from the lungs and throat (respiratory tract).
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