Cough Flashcards
Cardio Causes
Left Ventricular Failure
Resp Causes
- Infective
- URTI
- Bronchitis
- TB
- Pneumonia
Resp Causes
- Acquired
- Asthma
- COPD
- Inhaled Foreign body
- PE
- Malignancy
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
Resp Causes
- Congenital
- Bronchiectasis (CF, Kartageners, PCD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
Gastro Causes
- GORD
- Throat Ca
ENT Causes
- Rhinitis
- Post Nasal Drip
MSK
Vasculitis
- Goodpastures (anti-GBM)
- GPA (cANCA)
Other
ACE inhibitor
Smoking
Yellow Nail Syndrome
Bedside
PEFR (diurnal in asthma)
ECG (LVH in CCF, sinus tachy PE)
Sputum
MC&S
Acid fast bacilli
Cytology for Ca
Bloods
FBC
UEs (SIADH with low Na2+, high Ca+ in lung ca)
ESR (vasculitis)
+ LFTs, CRP, Cultures if septic
Imaging
CXR:
- CCF, infection, lung Ca, bronchiectasis, hyperinflation
High resolution CT
- Fibrosis, lung cancer
Special Tests
Spirometry
- Obstructive/restrictive
Bronchoscopy
- Lung Ca, Bronchial lavage (TB)
Gastroscopy
- GORD (with alarm sx), oesophageal Ca
Social Hx
Smoking Alcohol Travel Vaccination Hx Risk factors PE Occupation
RED FLAGS
Weight loss, Night sweats
Haemoptysis
SOBOE, PND, orthopnoea
Fam Hx
CVD disease
Autoimmune disease (vasculitis)
CF, PCD, Bronchiectasis
Thrombophilia
Drug Hx
ACEi
- Recently started/increased dose
Fibrosis
- Nitrofurantoin
- Methotrexate,
- sulphasalazine,
- amiodarone
- Bleomycin
Systems Review
- Kidneys/URTI vasculitis
- Dysphagia (oesophageal Ca)
- Chest pain, palpitations (CCF)
