Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Methylprednisolone, Stridor, Montelukast

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

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Causes: infections, sinusitis, gerd, asthma, other (older athletes) cardiac, medications, copd (seen in smokers or ex. smokers) It is extremely important to get a thorough history: dry or protective, acute, chronic or intermittent, hemoptysis? (coughing up blood, timing of cough related to exercise, am/pm, relation to eating, meds. 90% of these are viral (bronchitis) and some can be bacterial but are uncommon in young healthy individuals but more susceptible in older individuals (pneumonia). Play no role for viral illnesses, may help bacterial. A prolonged cough after rti is most often related to asthma/reactive airways. S&s: sore throat, nasal congestion, headaches, swollen glands, cough dry or productive. Tx? symptomatic, usually use cough and cold meds. S&s: cough, sore throat, stuffy nose, fever separates this from viral rtis, muscle aches (myalgia, fatigue. ** can occasionally use antiviral meds in high risk individuals. Exam q: what is the difference between the flu and the cold: fever, myalgia or muscle cramps/aches.