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Cough challenge in the assessment of cough reflex [PDF]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2001
Cough is the commonest respiratory symptom. Approximately four and a half million consultations per annum in UK primary care report cough as the main complaint. The use of over-the-counter cough remedies in the UK is estimated at 75 million sales per annum [1]. However, despite its prevalence, chronic cough is a difficult symptom to investigate and its
A H, Morice, J A, Kastelik, R, Thompson
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Influenza and influenza-like syndromes: the subjects’ beliefs, the attitude to prevention and treatment, and the impact in Italian general population

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2018
Background Influenza and influenza-like syndromes (I-LSs) are infectious diseases occurring on a seasonal basis which can lead to upper (URTI) and lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) of different severity.
Roberto W. Dal Negro, Alessandro Zanasi, Paola Turco, Massimiliano Povero   +3 more
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Management of Cough: a practical approach

South African Family Practice, 2016
On a regular day, healthcare providers will be contacted by one or more health seekers presenting with cough as a symptom. Cough has been considered an important physiological reflex that protects the airways from aspiration of foreign materials.
M. Vally, M. O.E. Irhuma
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Wentong decoction cures allergic bronchial asthma by regulating the apoptosis imbalance of EOS

Chinese Medicine, 2018
Background Eosinophils (EOS) is one of the most important cells involved in the pathogenesis of chronic airway inflammation in asthma, and its apoptosis is part of the mechanisms of asthma.
Yue Yan, Hai-Peng Bao, Chun-Lei Li, Qi Shi, Yan-Hua Kong, Ting Yao, You-Lin Li   +6 more
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The treatment of mild upper respiratory tract infections – a position paper with recommendations for best practice

Drugs in Context, 2023
Following the waning severity of COVID-19 due to vaccination and the development of immunity, the current variants of SARS-CoV-2 often lead to mild upper respiratory tract infections (MURTIs), suggesting it is an appropriate time to review the ...
Andrew Smith, Peter Kardos, Oliver Pfaar, Winfried Randerath, Guillermo Estrada Riolobos, Fulvio Braido, Laura Sadofsky   +6 more
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Adverse drug events associated with tiotropium: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of FDA adverse event reporting system database

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
IntroductionTiotropium, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist, is commonly employed for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
Yang Rui, Tianyuan Xin, Yu Chen, Beiyi Xiang, Changwen Chen, Lin Zhang, Zhe Chen   +6 more
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Chronic Cough

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
A 63-year-old woman presents with a 1-year history of a chronic dry cough, associated with a sensation of “irritation” in the throat. Prolonged bouts of coughing are associated with stress urinary incontinence and occasionally end with retching and vomiting.
Smith, Jaclyn A.; id_orcid 0000-0001-8837-4928, Woodcock, Ashley   +1 more
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The sneeze reflex in physiological and pathological states: a mini review

Frontiers in Neuroscience
The sneeze reflex serves as a protective response of the human body to environmental stimuli, with its regulatory mechanism largely depending on a complex nervous system. Current research indicates that the sneeze reflex can be triggered by both internal
Yang Rui, Tianyuan Xin, Yu Chen, Beiyi Xiang, Changwen Chen, Rong Dong, Zhe Chen   +6 more
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Sufentanil infusion before extubation suppresses coughing on emergence without delaying extubation time and reduces postoperative analgesic requirement without increasing nausea and vomiting after desflurane anesthesia [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012
BackgroundCoughing, hypertension, tachycardia, and even laryngospasm can occur due to airway irritation during emergence from anesthesia. We investigated the effect of maintaining a sufentanil infusion during emergence from anesthesia by evaluating the ...
Jea Yeun Lee, Byung Gun Lim, Hye Yoon Park, Nan Sook Kim   +3 more
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Pharmacovigilance analysis of iodinated contrast media related respiratory adverse effects based on the FDA adverse event reporting system

Frontiers in Pharmacology
AimIodinated contrast media (ICM) serve as a cornerstone in diagnostic imaging; however, the risk profile of their respiratory system adverse reactions remains inadequately characterized.
Yang Rui, Tianyuan Xin, Yu Chen, Beiyi Xiang, Changwen Chen, Lin Zhang, Zhe Chen, Zhigang Qian   +7 more
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