Cough And Cold Flashcards
1
Q
Palliative care
A
Morphine, diamorphine and methadone used for distressing cough in lung cancer
2
Q
Demulctent cough preparation.
A
Soothing syrup or glycerol e.g simple linctus
3
Q
Expectorant
A
Promote expulsion of bronchial secretions e.g guinfenasin
4
Q
Dry cough
A
Pholcodine linctus max 5 days
5
Q
Aromatic decongestions
A
Not recommend under 3 months infants
Sodium chloride nasal drops prefer
6
Q
Cough suppressant
A
Pholcodine or dextromethorphan
7
Q
Nasal decongestant
A
Phenylepheine / pseudoephedrine/ oxymetazolone
Risk of rebound congestion
