Mucociliary clearance (MCC), the process in which airway mucus together with substances trapped within are moved out of the lungs, is an important defence mechanism of the human body. Drugs may alter this process, such that it is necessary to know the effect of the drugs on MCC. Indeed, agents stimulating MCC may be used therapeutically in respiratory medicine, especially in patients suspected ...

An 80-year-old Japanese woman with wet cough and dyspnea was diagnosed with pneumonia at a clinic. Antibiotics did not improve her symptoms; therefore, she was referred to our hospital one month after symptom onset. Chest radiograph findings revealed complete collapse of the left lung. Bronchoscopy showed white mucus plug in the left main bronchus, which could not be removed. She was initially ...

Batuk adalah refleks fisiologi yang terjadi untuk memproteksi paru dari trauma mekanik atau proses pertahanan alami menjaga saluran pernapasan dengan mencegah masuknya benda asing pada pernapasan. Anak sangat rentan terhadap berbagai macam penyakit seperti insfeksi akut. Obat batuk terjual bebas di Indonesia terdapat 3 jenis, yaitu berdahak, kering dan alergi, dimana kandungan obat setiap jenis...