coughs

Question 1

persistent tickle

Answer 1

post nasal drip

pharynx

Question 2

harsh barking and painful

Answer 2

laryngitis or tumour

Question 3

painful throat

Answer 3

tracheitis

Question 4

dry or productive cough often worse at night

Answer 4

asthma (bronchi)

Question 5

persistent long coygh +3 weeks

Answer 5

cancer

Question 6

wet cough at night

Answer 6

pulmonary odema

Question 7

clear, watery or may be pink sputum

Answer 7

acute pulomary odema or cancer (rare)

Question 8

clear or grey, white viscid sputum

Answer 8

bronchitis or asthma

Question 9

yellow sputum

Answer 9

acute infection or asthma

Question 10

green sputum

Answer 10

longer duration infection pneumonia

cystic fibrosis or lung absess

Question 11

coughing up blood (haemoptysis)

Answer 11

usually lung cancer but a rare clinical feature of a pulmonary embolism

Question 12

wheeze (check ace inhibitors)

Answer 12

on experation
airway narrowing or obstruction
smooth muscle contraction
masses or forgin bodies

Question 13

stridor

Answer 13

heard on insperation tracheal or laryngeal obstruction

Question 14

other important questions to ask for respiritary history

Answer 14

medication dose and compliance
pets for asthma
holidays or recent travel for TB or PE
Occupation for farmers, miners or aspestos
living situation
Fevers or chills indicates bacterial or viral

Question 15

COPD common signs

Answer 15

morning cough and sputum

Question 16

pt cough is dry

Answer 16

ACE inhibitors or pulmonary fibrosis

Question 17

what type of medication is salbutamol and terbutaline

Answer 17

short acting beta 2 agonist inhalers

Question 18

what type of medication is salmeterol and formoterol

Answer 18

long acting beta 2 agonist

Question 19

what type of medication is fluictasone, budasone, belcometasone

Answer 19

inhaled corticosteroid inhalders

Question 20

what medications have respiratory side effects?

Answer 20

Beta-blockers and NSAIDs (bronchoconstriction)
Ace inhibitors (dry cough)
oestrogen medication which increases the risk of pulmonary embolism