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Cough Illness - definition causes and prevention
Cough
The Definition Of
Coughing is one of the often-expressed complaint of patients to see a doctor. Cough is actually an important way for our bodies to clear the throat and respiratory tract. But excessive coughing may mean that we have a disorder or disease.
There is a dry cough, there is also a productive. A productive cough is a cough that is berdahak. Also called sputum or phlegm reak.
Cough may be acute or chronic.
Ø acute Cough usually occurs suddenly. Often caused by a cold, influenza, or sinus infections (sinusitis). Acute cough is usually lost after 2 to 3 weeks.
Ø chronic Cough usually lasts more than 2 to 3 weeks.
Common Causes
In addition to upper respiratory tract infections (RESPIRATORY) such as influenza, the most frequent causes of cough are:
Ø allergy and asthma
Ø lung infection like pneumonia or acute bronchitis.
Ø chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis, ephysema
Ø Sinusitis cause postnasal drip.
Ø pulmonary disease such as lung tumors, bronkiektasis.
Ø Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) this means that stomach juices back into the throat, people like bertahak acid or bitter.
Ø Smoke
Ø are exposed to cigarette smoke (passive smoking)
Ø exposed to air pollutants
Ø high blood Medications the ACE Inhibi
Home Care
Some tips to reduce cough:
Ø Candy or cough candy spicy can help on a dry cough and tickled. Should not be given to children aged below 3 years because it can clog choking breath.
Ø Inhale warm steam helps dry coughs by way of increasing the humidity in the air.
Ø drinking more liquids can dilute the phlegm in the throat so that it is easy to dibatukkan out.
Some cough medicine that can be purchased without a doctor's prescription, among others, containing:
Ø Guaifenesin (an Expectorant Cohistan, Bisolvon, Extra, Probat Actifed Expectorant, etc.). To remember is if you drink medicines containing Guaifenesin is to drink plenty of water.
Ø Decongestants such as pseudoephedrine (Actifed, Actifed Expectorant, Disudrin, Clarinase, Rhinos SR, Triaminic, etc.). Medicines containing pseudoephedrine can be used to stop a cold dilute (runny) and postnasal drip. Should not be used if there is high or blood disease for children under 6 years of age except on your doctor's prescription.
Even though a cough can be a symptom of a disturbing, but the cough is the way our body to heal itself. Some pundits lately advocate not using anchoring coughing in some situations. We suggest that you consult your doctor before trying a free sale cough anchoring containing dextromethorphan (Vicks 44, etc.).
Don't expect or ask your doctor to prescribe antibiotics for viral infections like influenza or a cold. Antibiotics do not work against viruses. Antibiotics are also not speed healing of cough caused by allergies.
Call Your Doctor If
Immediately to the emergency if:
Ø short of breath or difficult breathing
Ø the swelling on the face and throat accompanied by difficulty swallowing
Immediately to your doctor if:
Ø Coughing very good arising out of sudden.
Ø a cough accompanied by the sound of a high note at the time of draw breath.
Ø a bloody Cough.
Ø fever (which can be indicating the presence of a bacterial infection that requires antibiotics).
Ø the phlegm is thick, foul-smelling creature, greenish yellow (indicating the presence of a bacterial infection).
Ø exposed to TB sufferers with a.
Ø unexplained weight loss is not expected, or night sweats (TB indicates).
Ø a cough more than 10 – 14 days.
Ø Cough in infants less than 3 months.
What it will do to your doctor?
On emergency patients will be treated first to stabilize his condition. Once the condition is stable, then your doctor will ask you things about your cough. Questions that may be asked by your doctor:
Ø Whether the bloody cough (how much, how often, how long).
Ø berdahak cough Do? How to dahaknya, whether thick and hard dibatukkan?
Ø Whether severe batuknya? What is batuknya dry?
Ø Whether such batuknya voice barking?
Ø how to pattern a cough? Does the onset sudden? If more severe added lately? Does the cough worse at night? If the coughing started when waking up in the morning?
Ø how long have cough?
Ø If cough worsens if lying down on one side?
Ø whether the periodic coughing accompanied vomiting?
Ø What other symptoms accompanying the cough? Are there any shortness of breath, a fever?
Then your doctor will do a physical examination including checking ears, nose, throat and chest.
Your doctor will probably ask for extra checks such as:
Ø chest x-rays.
Ø analysis of sputum (coughing if berdahak).
Pulmonary function Test (Ø)
Ø lung Scan
Ø Bronchoscopy.
Prevention
Ø do not smoke and do not close-close the smoker.
Ø if you have seasonal allergies try to stay indoors during the airborne allergens are banyak-banyaknya. If possible, please close the window and use air conditioning to avoid fan that draws air from outdoors. Wash and change clothes after being outside.
Ø if you have allergies all year round, do not use pillows and mattress kapuk, use air purifier (water purifier) and don't pet piara, and avoid other originator.
