COUGH/SHORTNESS OF BREATH Flashcards
cough/sob key hx: timing
acute/subacute vs chronic; progression; timing
cough/sob key hx: assoc sxs
sputum presence/description; hemoptysis
constitutional (fever, night sweats, WL, URI, postnasal drip, dyspnea, wheezing, CP, heartburn)
previous episodes
cough/sob key hx: soc hx
smoking hx
cough/sob key hx: med hx
hx of lung dz, posttussive emesis, or heart failure
cough/sob key hx: meds
esp ACEi
cough/sob key PE
VS+-pulse ox
exam nasal mucosa, oropharynx, heart, lungs, LNs, extremities (clubbing, cyanosis, edema)
asthma ddx
GERD
bronchitis
pneumonitis
asthma w/u
CBC
CXR
peak flow measurement
PFTs
COPD – chronic bronchitis ddx
emphysema
bronchiectasis
lung cancer
TB
COPD w/u
CBC sputum gram stain and culture CXR PFTs CT chest quantiferon-TB gold
pneumonia ddx
COPD exacerbation (bronchitis) lung abscess lung cancer TB pericarditis
pneumonia w/u
CBC sputum gram stain and culture CXR CT chest ECG quantiferon-TB gold
atypical pneumonia ddx
asthma
URI-assoc cough (“postinfectious”)
postnasal drip
GERD
atypical pna w/u
CBC induced sputum gram stain and culture CXR IgM detection for Mycoplasma Urine Legionella Ag
lung cancer ddx
TB lung abscess COPD vasculitis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis) interstitial lung dz CHF