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… Spinal Cord Injury: Costophrenic Assist (Assisted Cough) On this page: Getting Started … need an assisted cough. In a costophrenic assist, another person pushes on your rib cage to help you cough. This is …
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… Spinal Cord Injury: Abdominal Thrust Assist (Assisted Cough) On this page: Getting Started … In an abdominal thrust (or Heimlich-type) assist, another person pushes on your belly to help you cough. This is done …
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… Spinal Cord Injury: Self-Assisted Cough On this page: Getting Started … shouldn't try an assisted cough. This may include those who: Are in pain. Have a chest or back injury, such as an …
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… What Increases Your Risk If one of your parents is obese, you're more likely to be overweight too. But other … and some tests. Learn more Body Mass Index (BMI) Child Who Is Overweight: Medical Evaluation Body Fat Testing … might have heard that a certain diet plan helped another person lose weight. But that doesn't mean that it will work …
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… pregnant women have healthy babies—and that includes women who are obese. But being very heavy does increase the chance of problems. Babies born to mothers who are obese have a higher risk of: Birth defects, such as …
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… Whooping cough Last updated October 24, 2024 Download PDF: … Featured topics Your health authority Introduction Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a serious infection of the airways. … been immunized. Pertussis spreads easily when an infected person coughs, sneezes or has close contact with others. The …
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… Relieving a Cough On this page: Overview Overview Coughing is your body's way of removing foreign substances … mucus from your lungs and upper airway passages. Productive coughs are often useful. Don't try to stop a productive …
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… Productive Coughs On this page: Overview Overview A … but do not have other symptoms. A productive cough in a person who smokes is often a sign of lung damage. For smokers, the …
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… Dry Coughs On this page: Overview Overview Dry coughs that continue after other cold symptoms clear or that … saliva. Less common causes of a dry cough include: Whooping cough (pertussis). Influenza . A swallowed or …
