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Title: The first line of treatment for the common cold is:
Post by: paintmysleep on Dec 27, 2021
Acute infectious rhinitis, the common cold, is most often caused by a rhinovirus.  The first line of treatment for the common cold is:

a. Use of antihistamines


b. Prescription of antibiotics


c. Nonpharmacologic treatments such as increasing fluid intake


d. Use of decongestants


Title: Re: The first line of treatment for the common cold is:
Post by: bio_man on Dec 27, 2021
c. Nonpharmacologic treatments such as increasing fluid intake

I chose this because increasing fluid intake helps thin the mucus.

A and B are definitely wrong. (D) is also correct, but not the first suggestion.