Category respiratory health

What is thoracentesis? Thoracentesis is a medical practice used for the diagnosis and treatment of pleural diseases. In particular, thoracentesis is reserved for pathologies such as hypertensive pneumothorax and pleural effusion, in which there is, respectively, the accumulation of air and fluid within the pleural cavity

When the cough is fat The fat or productive cough is distinguished by the violent expulsion from the mouth of a thick and viscous sputum, phlegm, which is absent in the dry or non-productive variant. As unpleasant and annoying as it may be, oily cough is a very important defense and protection tool for the respiratory tract; in fact, inside the catarrh expelled with the fat cough strokes there are hundreds of very small micro-organisms which, if kept inside the airways, could aggravate or even worse encourage infection

Generality A chronic cough is defined as having a duration of more than eight weeks. Generally, chronic cough is the symptom of some underlying pathological condition which, therefore, requires the execution of a correct diagnosis in order to undertake a suitable treatment. The pathologies that can cause chronic cough are many, of different origins and nature

Watch the video X Watch the video on youtube Generality In a context of fat cough , the remedies available to patients are more than one and can be of a pharmacological, natural and homeopathic nature. Pharmacological remedies include mucolytics and expectorants; natural remedies include phytotherapeutic solutions, fumigations and a targeted diet; finally, among the homeopathic remedies, preparations such as antimonium tartaricum , coccus cacti , ferrum phosphoricum and ipecacuanha deserve a special mention

Generality A persistent cough is defined as having a duration of more than three weeks. Like any other type of cough, even the persistent cough is a defense mechanism implemented by the body in an attempt to protect the airways from foreign and / or irritating substances, from the attack of pathogens, etc

What is dry cough? Every type of cough devoid of muco-catarrhal expectoration is dressed in the adjective " dry " or " non-productive ". Typical of bronchial inflammatory states of viral origin and pleural pathologies, dry cough is manifested by the emission of a dry-barking noise, the result of a pain or a solicitation in the throat

Watch the video X Watch the video on youtube Premise The cure for dry cough is not always so immediate. We remember, in fact, that it constitutes a symptom common to numerous pathologies; therefore, before undertaking any therapy, it is essential to ascertain the causative agent through a series of diagnostic investigations

Generality Reflux cough is one of several symptoms that can occur in the presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease . Extremely annoying, reflux cough is difficult to recognize, particularly if it presents itself as the only manifestation. Since it is caused by a particular underlying disease, reflux cough does not respond to the usual symptomatic treatments usually undertaken to calm the cough

Short review The tracheotomy is a surgical operation aimed at ensuring effective ventilation when, due to tumors in the throat, masses of mucous secretions, localized or other edema, the patient experiences serious respiratory difficulties (or incapacity). The tracheotomy intervention consists in making the trachea communicate with the outside through a cannula inserted in the tracheal lumen through a hole in the skin (practiced at the level of the trachea)

Generality With the wording "cough coughing" we want to indicate a type of particularly insistent and obstinate cough that causes not a few discomforts to the patient who suffers from it. An irritated cough is not a disease in itself, but a symptom that derives from causes of different origins and nature