Coughing and dyspnea Flashcards
Cardiorespiratory disease problems
Sneezing/ nasal discharge
Coughing
Dyspnea
Ascites
Syncope
Which systems are the CS associated with?
Resp: Sneezing/ nasal discharge, coughing, dyspnea
Cardiovascular/ oncotic P: Ascites and syncope
Locations/ zones in the resp. tract
Nasal cavity and cr. oro-pharynx
Larynx and cd. oro-pharynx
Trachea and larger airways (bronchi)
Alveoli and bronchioles
Pleural space and mediastinal space
Sneezing/ discharge is associated with …
Nasal cavity/oropharynx (location)
With ↑ thoracic resp. sounds, we are likely to be dealing with ______________
bronchial disease (+/- trachea)
Left AV insifficiency is categorized as …
Primary structural cardiac disease
Dx tests
Chest rads
Cine-rads (fluoroscopy)
ECG
Routine clinical pathology
T/F: collapsing trachea/ bronchi cannot be diagonosed with thoracic rads
TRUE
Dx for tracheobronchial disease
Tracheobronchoscopy
Fluoroscopy
Thoracic rads or CT
Transtracheal aspirate or bronchial wash
Coughing with minimal dyspnea is associated with …
Tracheobroncial location
Dyspnea with minimal coughing is assoicated with …
laryngeal/ pleural/ bronchial location
Coughing and dyspnea is associated with…
Bronchoalveolar location
Typical heart failure patients
Soft cough (more @ night)
Sleep poorly
Tachycardia
Underweight
Subtle ↑ in thoracic resp. sounds
Primary resp patients
Harsh cough with excitement
Sleep well
Sinus arrhythmia
Overweight
Markedly ↑ thoracic resp. sounds
