Signs + symptoms Flashcards
1
Q
Asthma
A
Cough
Dysopnea (breathlessness)
Wheeze/ Chest tightness
Diurnal variation
2
Q
COPD
A
Productive cough
Dyspnoea
Wheeze
Severe- RHF-> peripheral oedema
3
Q
Pneumothorax
A
Dyspnoea
Chest pain
Tachycardia
Tachypnoea
4
Q
TB
A
Cough - haemoptysis
Fever
Weight loss
If extrapulmonary many generalised symptoms
5
Q
Cystic fibrosis
A
Neonatal jaundice Reccurent chest infections Steatorrhea - fatty stools Malabsorption Diabetes Mellitus Male infertility
6
Q
Bronchiectasis
A
Dyspnoea
Cough - productive
Hemoptysis
recurrent cx infections
7
Q
Pneumonia
A
SOB Cough Sputum Fever Pleuritic chest pain Delirium
8
Q
Pharyngitis
A
Sore throat Difficulty swallowing Fever Headache Joint pain Muscle ache Skin rashes Swollen lymph nodes
9
Q
Lung cancer
A
Symptoms of local disease Persistent cough Shortness of breath Haemoptysis Weight loss Recurrent pneumonia Finger clubbing Lymphadenopathy
Symptoms of metastatic disease
Bone pain
Headache, seizures, neuro deficit
Abdominal pain
10
Q
Pleural effusion
A
SOB Cough Stony dull percussion over effusion Reduced breath sounds Tracheal deviation away from the effusion if its a large pleural effusion
11
Q
Pulmonary embolism
A
Acute onset SOB
Cough +/- haemoptysis
Pleuritic chest pain
DVT Tachycardia Increased respiratory rate Low grade fever Haemodynamic instability causing hypotension
