PATHOLOGY MCQ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is an expectorant?
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These agents are used for the temporary relief of nasal congestion associated with the common cold, hay fever, other upper respiratory allergies, and sinusitis.
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Used to improve pulmonary airflow by dilating air passages.
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Depress the cough center located in the medulla, thereby raising its threshold for incoming cough impulse.
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Promote and facilitate the removal of mucus from the lower respiratory tract
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Expectorants lubricate your airway. This helps loosen up the mucus and make the secretions in your airway thinner. By loosening up the mucus, expectorants make your cough more productive. This makes it easier for you to cough up mucus effectively and clear your throat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Iodide-containing agents are considered to be expectorants that are thought to promote the secretion of airway fluid.
Detailed explanation-3: -An expectorant thins and loosens phlegm, breaking up the congestion and clearing the phlegm from the airways. This makes it easier to expel phlegm via coughing.
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