Cough chesty

Carbocisteine is classified as a mucolytic as it reduces sputum viscosity and aids its elimination. Carbocisteine is therefore indicated for use in chesty cough. Pholcodine, dextromethorphan and the sedating antihistamines, such... 

Q82 A patient with prostatic hypertrophy who has a chesty cough could be advised to use carbocisteine syrup. Carbocisteine syrup does not contain antihistamine drugs. 

Rhinorrhoea and sneezing are characteristic symptoms of allergic rhinitis (hay fever). Fever and chesty cough indicate an upper respiratory tract infection. Headache and malaise are accompanying symptoms of common colds. Headache may also develop in allergic rhinitis because of congested sinuses. 

Carbocisteine is a mucolytic agent that may be used in chesty cough. Antihistamines tend to have antimuscarinic properties, resulting in urinary retention and are therefore contraindicated in prostatic hypertrophy. 

What are the symptoms - Loose chesty cough that rattles. ... 

Refer - Symptoms suggest a simple chesty cough associated with a cold probably viral in nature therefore no necessity to refer. 

Explain - Simple chesty cough and that she needs an expectorant to help cough it up so advise she purchases an expectorant such as guaifenesin or an expectorant with a decongestant, such as pseu-doephedrine. If symptoms persist for more than five days with treatment she should consult her GP. 

Type or nature - Chesty cough that is loose with clear phlegm but she cannot cough it up. ... 

The main information that you would need to discover is that the medication is for her and that she has had a chesty cough for about a week. The cough is loose and rattly. There is clear phlegm but she is having difficulty coughing it up. She also has a sore throat and cold symptoms. She does not smoke. 

Find out which antihistamines are used in the following commercial cough or decongestant preparations a. Benylin Chesty Coughs b. Night Nurse c. Actifed Chesty Coughs d. Benadryl Plus Capsules. 

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