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Coughing spasm

The cough has a characteristic whooping sound. Attacks may cause the child to vomit and leave the child fighting for breath and exhausted afterwards, but between coughing spasms the child appears completely well. The condition can have serious consequences requiring hospital treatment and is sometimes fatal. Children are routinely vaccinated against the infection with diphtheria, pertussis, typhoid (DPT) vaccine, but it confers only 95% protection against pertussis and not all children are vaccinated. [Pg.140]

Serious coughing, bronchial spasms, <30 min exposure may be fatal Serious oedema, strangulation, asphyxia Fatal almost immediately... [Pg.279]

Serious coughing, bronchial spasms, bunring, and blistering of the skin less than 30 minutes... [Pg.259]

Inhalation by humans could be expected to cause injury ranging from mild bronchial spasm to severe pulmonary edema the onset of severe respiratory symptoms may be delayed for 2-6 hours, and, after moderate exposure, the onset may not occur until 12-24 hours later. Prolonged or repeated exposure to low concentrations may induce chronic cough and wheezing pulmonary changes are nonfibrotic and nonprogressive. [Pg.586]

Meperidine differs from morphine in that it has far less antitussive effect and little constipative effect. The drug is particularly useful in cancer patients and in pulmonary patients, in whom the cough reflex must remain intact. However, it does have more seizure-inducing activity than morphine. Although meperidine produces spasms of the biliary tract and colon, such spasms are of shorter duration than those produced by morphine. [Pg.322]

Contraindications Skelefal muscle spasm due fo cerebral palsy, Parkinson disease, rheumafic disorders, CVA, cough, infracfable hiccups, neuropaf hie pain... [Pg.116]

N.A. Pedicularis palustris L. P. canadensis L. Alkaloids, phenyl-propanoid glycosides, iridoid glucosides.303 Treat swelling internally, coughs, uterine spasms, with antioxidant property. [Pg.285]

It contains prunasin, which, when broken down in the body, quells spasms in the smooth muscles that line the bronchioles. Wild cherry syrup is effective in treating coughs, bronchitis, whooping cough, and other lung problems. [Pg.137]

Sund growled, breaking into more coughs and suffering a spasm of pain. There s been - enough - delay already. We gave your men our - report. We need to be getting on. ... [Pg.76]

A 73-year-old man with a history of breathlessness, cough, and weight loss had some ill-defined peripheral shadow in the upper zones of a chest X-ray. He had fiberoptic bronchoscopy with cocaine and lidocaine and 5 minutes later became distressed, with dyspnea, chest pain, and tachycardia. Electrocardiography showed an evolving anterior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed a stenosis of less than 25% in the proximal left anterior descending artery with coronary artery spasm. He made an uneventful recovery. [Pg.491]

Use and exposure Selenium is an essential trace element for human health. However, acute and prolonged periods of exposure to high concentrations of selenium compounds cause adverse health effects in humans. The symptoms include garlicky breath irritation of eyes, skin, nose, and throat visual disturbances headache nausea vomiting chills fever weakness violent cough bitter metallic taste in the mouth nose bleeds dyspnea bronchial spasms bronchitis pulmonary edema gastrointestinal tract disturbance ... [Pg.98]


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