Productive cough Flashcards by Marlon Khifi | Brainscape

Q

Long term

Smoking history

A

COPD

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Acute onset hours to days
White sputum
Fever, general infection symptoms

A

Acute viral bronchitis

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Acute onset hours to days
Yellow sputum
Fever, general infection symptoms

A

Acute viral bronchitis

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Acute onset hours to days
Rusty brown sputum, chest pain worse on inspiration
Fever, other general infection symptoms

A

Pneumonia!

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Days to weeks
Copious, foul smelling sputum
Fever, chest pain. Prior pneumonia.

A

Lung abscess

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Q

Also possible

A

Broncho-alveolar carcinoma

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Q

Order

A

Bloods

CXR

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