Chronic cough and sputum production predict COPD exacerbation
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COPDsurvivorPosted
Thu 23 Apr 2009 5:25pm
By Philip Ford
Chronic production of cough and sputum are closely linked to exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say researchers who recommend... explain that, “although studies suggest that chronic cough and sputum production are important manifestations in COPD subjects, available data are mostly based on epidemiologic
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Home Remedies for cough and cold
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Ayurvedic Physician- Dr. Maulik BVPosted
Mon 25 Jan 2010 8:57pm
There are many different home remedies for cough and cold around the world, and many passed down from generation to generation. These home remedies for cough and cold often being called the secret recipes from grandma for cough and cold. Some of the popular home remedies for cough and cold are honey, raisins and almond. [...]
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Revenge of the Sputum
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GemmaPosted
Thu 03 Mar 2011 10:16amcoughed so hard I started retching and proceeded to bring up some sputum unexpectedly. Luckily none went on my clothes and I grabbed a tissue before it projected out of my mouth... my airways, and when I breathed in it made a really loud wheezing noise and loosened the blanket but then when I tried to cough the sputum up I couldn't! In addition to this my
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Clinic Results (Blood, Chest X-ray, Sputum Culture)
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CFMamaPosted
Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:12pm
. A is not concerned. He will use this x-ray as a baseline.
Sputum Culture Results
No pseudomonas! Out of his 8 cultures thus far 4 of them grew pseudomonas, but not this one! Dr. A is not positively certain that the pseudomonas is gone but it is good enough for me, for now. If the next two sputum cultures are negative then he will be ordering a bronchoscopy, to be safe
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Cough
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm1 Comment
Causes & Nature Cure of Cough
If coughing is marked with expulsion of cough or sputum then it is called wet cough. Coughing without expulsion of cough is called dry... empty stomach and half cup yellow bottle water after taking food daily morning and evening is beneficial. For overcoming cough with sputum half cup yellow bottle water duly
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Most recent sputum culture (bonus video)
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CFMamaPosted
Wed 02 Dec 2009 6:56am
Dr. A just informed me that although Nathan's most recent sputum culture did not grow pseudomonas aeruginosa, it did grow pseudomonas putida. Apparently this strain is not as serious as pseudomonas aeruginosa because it does not generally become mucoid. Nonetheless, to be on the safe side, Dr. A reccommended we treat it with 2 weeks of oral Cipro
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Sputum Results
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CFMamaPosted
Fri 13 Aug 2010 2:26pm
It's been over two weeks since Nathan's last visit to the CF clinic and I completely forgot to follow up for his sputum results. I guess I assumed no news was good news and that is exactly what I heard when I spoke with Dr. A today.
No pseudomonas for the 3rd culture in a row. He is still growing staph but again they are just keeping an eye on it. Dr
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Chronic cough and Alternative medicine
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Vaidyan CharakanPosted
Fri 06 Nov 2009 10:03pm
spread the tuberculosis bacteria around their house and surroundings in the 3 to 4 months they were coughing out sputum.
If the situation is like this how can we ever eradicate..."Doctor, He is coughing badly for the last 4 months."
A man in his mid 20s was saying about his thin and frail looking father who was sitting slumped on my patient's chair
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Herbal Remedies For Cough
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SonzyPosted
Fri 17 Sep 2010 7:16am
Based on the ayurvedic theory there are five varieties of cough namely kaphaja, pittaja, vataja, kshayaja, and kshataja. Each type of cough has its own identifying characteristics, causative factors, and their own treatment depending on what caused the coughing.
Herbal Remedies for Cough
? The bark of bay berry (myrica nagi
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