What are Potassium iodide and glycerol guaiacolate considered?
Expectorants or mucokinetic agents.
Mucospissic Agent
medication that increases viscosity of secretions and may be effective in therapy of bronchorrhea.
Mucoactive therapy should be considered when?
After therapy to decreased infection and inflammation.
Mucus
Secretion, from surface goblet cells and submucosal glands, composed of water, proteins, and glycosylated mucins. The glycoprotein portion of the secretion is termed mucin. Mucus (noun) is the secretion; mucous (adjective) is the cell or gland type.
Abhesive
Substance that reduces adhesion.
Dosages for Hyperosmolar (7%) saline
SVN: 4mL
With IPV
The PT breathes through a mouth piece that delivers high-flow mini bursts at rates exceeding 200 cycles/min.
Drugs that effect Mucociliary clearance?
Surfactants
Beta agonist agents
Glycoprotein
Protein with attached oligosaccharide units.
Elasticity
Rheologic property characteristic of solids; it is represented by the storage modules G'.
