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COUGH: Mr RB, By Unathi Tabata_TBTUNA001 - Coggle Diagram
COUGH: Mr RB
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Other respiratory cause
Asthma(affecting bronchi): Mechanism: Inflammation and constriction of airways cause dry productive cough.
COPD(affecting bronchi): Mechanism: Cause excess production of mucus resulting to a persistent cough worse in the morning
Pulmonary embolism: Mechanism: activation of baroreceptors in pulmonary vessels or C-fibers in pulmonary vessels result to a cough reflex
Cardiac
Endocarditis:Mechanism :Lung damage as result of infective endocarditis happens when the right side of the heart is affected. Blood clot traveling to the lungs causes pulmonary embolism which stimulates baroreceptors in pulmonary vessels resulting to a cough
Congestive heart failure: Mechanism: The heart is not able to pump blood well leading to accumulation of fluid in the lungs. This causes a cough to eliminate the excess fluid.
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GIT
Gastro-oesophageal reflux: *Mechanism:* occurs as a reflex action induced by the high levels of stomach acid going up to the esophagus. These tiny droplets also go to the throat ,resulting to a cough which acts as a protective mechanism.
Other causes
ACE Inhibitor medication: Mechanism: ACE inhibitors increase bradykinin levels. This causes irritation of the airways resulting to coughing Character :dry, scratchy , persistent
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