What is your approach to cough in hospitalized patients with pneumonia?
Do you routinely schedule guaifenesin to assist with airway clearance? Do you have any concerns about benzonatate suppressing a cough? How do you weigh the risks and benefits of sedating agents such as dextromethorphan and codeine?
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General Internal Medicine · University of Chicago
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This is an interesting question, as we have all been paged for “something” for a patients cough by our nursing team, or faced the direct question from a patient. Cough in pneumonia is primarily managed by treating the underlying infection with appropriate antibiotics.
While it is intuitive that use o...
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