pulm exam & assess

Question 1

what would a productive cough indicate

Answer 1

bacterial PNA
obstructive disease

Question 2

what would a non-productive cough indicate

Answer 2

viral PNA
IPF
smoking

Question 3

what would a purulent cough indicate

Answer 3

bronchiectasis
chronic bronchitis
fungal PNA

Question 4

what does a blood-tinged cough indicate

Answer 4

TB
cancer
early fibrosis

Question 5

what does a blood-predominant cough indicate

Answer 5

aveolar hemorrhage
pulmonary embolism
UGIB

Question 6

what does a brassy cough indicate

Answer 6

aortic aneurysm

Question 7

what does a frothy cough indicate

Answer 7

HF
pulmonary edemaa

Question 8

what does a violent cough indicate

Answer 8

foreign body aspiration
choking

Question 9

what does a barking/whooping cough indicate

Answer 9

pertussis

Question 10

describe a bronchial auscultation

Answer 10

heard over the tracheobronchial tree
louder, higher pitched than vesicular
louder during exhalation, but still heard at the end of inhalation

Question 11

describe bronchiovesicular

Answer 11

heard over the mainstem and segmental bronchi or between shoulder blades
softer version of he bronchiovesicular
heard equally during inhalation and exhalation

Question 12

describe vesicular auscultation

Answer 12

heard through all lung fields
soft, lower pitched
louder during inhalation, but still heard at the beginning of exhalation