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REFLEX COUGH [5 records]

Record 1 2024-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Reflex cough is initiated by airway irritation mediated by the vagus nerve that relays with the cough control centre in the respiratory area of the brainstem. When airway irritation reaches a sufficient level, cough is initiated via a descending pathway from the brainstem to the respiratory muscles. The descending pathway controlling cough may be different from that controlling spontaneous breathing... Reflex cough can also be initiated by the entry of food and fluid into the airway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

La toux réflexe. Ce type de toux est déclenché par «la stimulation mécanique des récepteurs sensitifs situés dans la muqueuse laryngée, trachéale et bronchique» [...] Elle signale souvent la présence d'une fausse route et son but est l'expectoration des matières ingérées. Cependant, cette toux peut se manifester sans trouble, dans certaines inflammations ou irritations pharyngées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
CONT

The cough reflex is designed to keep your airways clear so that you can continue breathing. The cough reflex is activated when your body senses anything that could pose a threat to breathing. This could be a mechanical item, like mucus that blocks part of your airway, or a chemical item like spicy food or smoky air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Le réflexe de toux peut être provoqué par de nombreux stimuli inflammatoires ou mécaniques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
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Record 3 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Lungs
  • Toxicology
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

Pneumonia due to aspiration of oily substances, particularly kerosene, mineral oil, or cod-liver oil; more common in children or in adults when the cough reflex is impaired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poumons
  • Toxicologie
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Pneumonie qui frappe surtout les jeunes enfants, caractérisée par des symptômes respiratoires banaux (toux, expectoration dyspnée) et radiologiquement par des opacités nodulaires disséminées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pulmones
  • Toxicología
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
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Record 4 2007-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A synthetic opiate analgesic.... It is used in medicine as an analgesic, to suppress the cough reflex, in treatment of heroin or morphine withdrawal symptoms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

La méthadone est un produit synthétique fabriqué à partir de la formule des alcaloïdes de l'opium [et elle] neutralise les symptômes de sevrage à l'héroïne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
CONT

La metadona es un opioide, es decir, un narcótico sintético de acción parecida a los opiáceos (morfina, etcétera), pero que no deriva del opio. Los adictos a la heroína son dependientes de opiáceos y sufren los síntomas de la abstinencia si la concentración de esta droga en sangre baja de cierto nivel. Una dosis apropiada de metadona reduce los síntomas de abstinencia. En el tratamiento mantenido con metadona, se induce la tolerancia a una dosis constante de metadona que es suficientemente alta para bloquear la acción narcótica y eufórica de los opiáceos.

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Record 5 2005-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Esophagus
DEF

The process or act of taking through the mouth, the pharynx and esophagus into the stomach by muscular action.

CONT

The normal protective mechanisms of the upper airway include epiglottic closure during deglutition, glottic closure on contact with solids or fluids, the cough reflex, and esophageal sphincters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oesophage
CONT

Parmi ses nombreuses fonctions, la salive facilite la déglutition, maintient humide la cavité buccale, sert de solvant pour les molécules qui stimulent les papilles gustatives.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esófago
DEF

Acción de pasar el contenido de la boca hacia el tubo digestivo.

CONT

La deglución puede verse afectada en muchas personas con VIH/sida por diversas causas, siendo la más frecuente la infección de la faringe y el esófago por hongos del género Cándida [...]

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