Cough

Croup? Croup is a viral infection of the voice box and windpipe associated with signs of a respiratory infection, such as a runny nose, cough and low grade fever. Most cases of croup are caused by viruses, usually parainfluenza virus transmitted by airborne droplets from an infected child 's cough. It 's also a very common ailment of childhood. Croup is a cough that sounds like a deep raspy barking seal. Your child might have some trouble breathing because the virus causes inflammation around…

Nature Of Markets There are four types of nature of markets, which is monopoly, monopolistic, perfect competition and oligopoly. Monopoly Monopoly can be defined as a market structure which is characterized by a single seller which sells a unique product or service in the market. There are four characteristics of monopoly which is that monopoly is a single firm selling all output in the market, a firm which sell that particular product which is unique, requires barriers to enter and exit and is…

Pertussis also known as Whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015).Outbreaks of pertussis were first documented in the 16th century, and the disease was first isolated in 1906. The tall tell sign of having this disease is by severe hacking and intake of breath, sounding like a “whoop”. Once becoming infected with whooping cough, it can take up to ten full days for it to become active. Not all symptoms become…

Dextrometorphan Introduction : State of importance Widespread of DXM use as an over-the-counter drug abuse. Body : Discussion History The FDA approved DXM in 1958 in its legitimacy and effectiveness as a cough suppressant after researching. Afterwards, DXM, under the name “Romilar” was introduced as an OTC medication. However, in 1975, many teenagers abuse DXM, and Romilar was removed from the OTC market as a result (Shulgin, 1975). However, DXM was excluded from the Controlled Substances…

Paige’s symptoms are quite consistent with the symptoms of Common Cold. She was feeling generally unwell and tired, while also battling with a runny nose and a quite serious cough . Azithromycin works by inhibiting bacteria from synthesizing the proteins that are necessary for their survival. It does this by binding to the bacterial ribosome’s 50S subunit, which in turn leads to the bacteria being limited and unable to grow and multiply. As a result, the bacteria die. The microbes affected by…

Cover your Mouth! A common, disease-spreading habit is people not covering their mouths when they sneeze or cough. This irritates me because everyone else's health is put at risk, they could take the simple action of lifting their arm, and it makes it more bothersome. I don't like when people don't cover their mouths while sneezing or coughing because everyone else doesn't want to get sick. When you do not cover your mouth while sneezing or coughing, you are spreading airborne illnesses…

The message behind this quote is evident throughout the short story “Extraordinary Little Cough”. The group of boys that decide that they are going to go on a camping trip and find themselves going through new experiences the entire time. “Extraordinary Little Cough” shows the journey of a group of friends as the set out on their first journey all alone. Throughout the short story, “Extraordinary Little Cough”, the group of friends that set out on the camping trip show growth in different…

complaining of a persistent cough. HPI The patient tells me she actually saw Katy Lilly, MD for the same cough back on September 25, 2015. At that point, she had had a cough for about three weeks. She is now going on approximately five weeks with the cough. She describes it has an annoying type of dry cough. She says that the symptoms initially that she had were cold symptoms with a runny nose, stuffy nose, and the cough. The rest of them seem to have resolved, but the cough is persistent. …

Robitussin maximum strength cough and cold, Theraflu flu cold and cough medicine and Triaminic AM cough and decongestant formula. (5) The one medication that I would recommend is the Theraflu flu cold and cough medicine. This is because this medication contains an antihistamine, a decongestant, an analgesic such as Paracetamol alongside the cough suppressant (5) therefore they will provide relief from the range of symptoms such as the sneezing, fever, aches as well as the cough that Mr I is…

According to Drugs.com (2016), Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant, and it affects the signals in the brain that cause/trigger cough reflex. Dextromethorphan should not be taken with alcohol it is extremely dangerous and can have life threatening side effects. Taking diet pills, caffeine pills and other stimulants can clash with dextromethorphan. The side effects of dextromethorphan are severe dizziness, anxiety, restlessness, confusion, and shallow breathing. A number of drugs could…