Symptoms of Respiratory Disease

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Symptoms of Respiratory Disease

Cough

• Carcinoma

  • persistent

  • dry

Sputum

• URTI

  • Early - dry

  • Later - white / yellow

• Purulent

  • yellow / green

  • pneumonia

  • lung abscess

  • bronchiectasis

• tenacious

  • whooping cough

  • Klebsiella pneumonia

• In

  • bronchiectasis

    • offensive

  • Tuberculosis

    • none

    • white, sticky, nummular

    • late - purulent

  • pneumococcal infection

    • sticky

    • rusty

  • pulmonary oedema

    • clear

    • frothy

    • pink

  • asthma

    • firm, dry pellets

    • Curschmann's spirals

Chest Pain

• Pleura

  • sharp, stabbing character

  • Increased with inspiration, coughing

  • localised

  • referred to upper abdomen, shoulder tip

• chest wall
  • rib fractures, tumours
  • Tietzes syndrome
    • costochondral junction
    • tender
    • swelling
• cervical spine
  • C7 root
  • referred to pectoral area
• dorsal spine
• heart
• oesophagus

Haemoptysis

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