LUNGS TRANS (ACUTE INFECTION AND CHRONIC INFECTIONS)

Question 1

ACUTE INFECTIONS
Cough associated with sore throat, runny nose, and eyes
Upper respiratory tract infection

Answer 1

Tracheobronchitis

Question 2

ACUTE INFECTIONS
cough is often preceded by symptoms of symptoms of URTI dry cough becomes painful at first; later becomes productive

Answer 2

lobar pneumonia

Question 3

ACUTE INFECTIONS
cough is either dry or productive usually begins as acute bronchtus

Answer 3

bronchopneumonia

Question 4

ACUTE INFECTIONS
Paroxysmal cough productive of mucoid or blood stained sputum associated with flu-like syndrome
headache may be a problem

Answer 4

mycoplasma or viral pneumonia

Question 5

ACUTE INFLAMMATION
dry cough, maybe productive or variable (minimal) amount of sputum

acute, fairly minor illness with hoarseness

Answer 5

laryngitis

Question 6

ACUTE INFLAMMATION
dry cough may become productive
often with BURNING retrosternal discomfort and quite painful chest pain

Answer 6

trachebronchitis

Question 7

ACUTE INFLAMMATION
DRY HACKING cough often becoming productive of mucoid sputum

acute febrile illness often with malaise, headache, and possibly dyspnea

Answer 7

mycoplasma and viral pneumonia

Question 8

ACUTE INFLAMMATION
sputum is mucoid or purulent (brick-red sputum); may be blood-streaked, diffusely pinkish or rusty

Answer 8

pneumococcal pneumoniae

Question 9

CHRONIC INFECTIONS
cough productive of sputum on most days for more than 3 consecutive months and for more than 1 year

majority of patients are smokers
also complains of shortness of breath –> label as COPD

Answer 9

chronic bronchitis

Question 10

TUMORS
cough is non-productive for weeks to months
CHARACTERISTIC: Recurrent small amount of hemoptysis is common and self-limiting
Hemoptysis lasts for 1-2 days

Answer 10

Bronchogenic CA

Question 11

TUMORS
cough is similar to that with bronchogenic CA except in occasional instances when large quantities of watery mucoid sputum are produced

Answer 11

alveolar CA

Question 12

CHRONIC INFLAMATION
Repeated attempts to clear throat
stuffy nose
chronic cough
sputum mucoid or mucopurulent

Answer 12

post-nasal drip

Question 13

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
cough is dry or sputum that is mucoid or purulent may be blood-streaked

later: anorexia, weight loss, fatigue, night sweats , fever, low grade fever

Answer 13

Pulmonary TB

Question 14

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
sputum is purulent, foul smelling, may be bloody. often poor dental hygiene, and prior episode of impaired consciousness, fever (low moderate fever)

Answer 14

lung abscess

Question 15

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
cough with thick mucoid sputum especially near the end of the attack

episodic wheezing and dyspnea but cough may occur alone
shortness of breath is exposed to precipitating causes
often with history of allergy

Answer 15

asthma

Question 16

CHRONIC INFLAMMATION
chronic cough especially in the night or morning, wheezing, especially at night, early morning hoarseness, and repeated attempts to clear the throat

Answer 16

GERD