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A member asked:

Expectorants&mucolytics aim to make it easier to spit up the phlegm.how if the patient doesnt knw how to spit it up. it can happen to autistic patient?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Try suction: If the phlegm is not causing respiratory symptoms, let it be. If this is choking the patient, try a suction machine.

Answered 7/24/2017

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