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3 Principles of Respiratory therapeutics
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1) Control Secretions
2) Control of reflexes: Coughing, sneezing, bronchospasms 3) Maintain normal airflow |
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Expectorants/Mucolytics work by? And are used when a patient has a ___ cough?
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Work by reducing viscosity of secretions therfore making them easier to move out of the respiratory system and are used when a patient has a productive cough.
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Generic Name: Guaifenesin
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Trade Name: GG/ Glycerol Guaiacolate
Drowsiness/ sedation, tissue irritation if perivascular Muscle relaxant as well as expectorant properties |
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Generic Name: Acetylecysteine
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Trade Name: Mucomyst
When given PO, GIT effects and occasionally urticaria |
