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| + | A '''cough suppressant''' or antitussive helps control coughing by suppressing the urge to cough.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/04/cough-suppressant-endotracheal-tube/ Study: The Most Effective Cough Suppressant is an Endotracheal Tube (Gomerblog)]</ref> | ||
'''Cough suppressants''' fall into two classes: | '''Cough suppressants''' fall into two classes: | ||
| − | (1) Medications, such as dextromethorphan or benzonatate | + | (1) Medications, such as dextromethorphan or benzonatate. |
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| + | (2) [[Intubation]], which is by far the preferred method by medical personnel.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/08/critical-care-fellow/ Tired Critical Care Fellow Accidentally Intubates Patient’s Rectum (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/08/eats-for-free/ Doctor Orders Food Trays for Intubated Patients, Eats for Free (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/05/intubates-ear-canal/ Tired Anesthesiologist Accidentally Intubates Patient’s Ear Canal (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/07/musical-endotracheal-tubes/ Musical Endotracheal Tubes Brighten Up ICU (Gomerblog)]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 3 July 2017
A cough suppressant or antitussive helps control coughing by suppressing the urge to cough.[1]
Cough suppressants fall into two classes:
(1) Medications, such as dextromethorphan or benzonatate.
(2) Intubation, which is by far the preferred method by medical personnel.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Study: The Most Effective Cough Suppressant is an Endotracheal Tube (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Tired Critical Care Fellow Accidentally Intubates Patient’s Rectum (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Doctor Orders Food Trays for Intubated Patients, Eats for Free (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Tired Anesthesiologist Accidentally Intubates Patient’s Ear Canal (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Musical Endotracheal Tubes Brighten Up ICU (Gomerblog)
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