Wet Cough Flashcards
Time length of acute cough
<3 weeks
Time length of subacute wet cough
3-8 weeks
Time length of chronic wet cough
> 8 weeks
Causes of acute cough
RTI
Causes of subacute cough
Post viral
Causes of chronic cough
Persistent bronchitis Bronchiectasis Recurrent aspiration Immunosuppression Cystic fibrosis PCD
Proportion of population that are carriers of cystic fibrosis gene
1/25
Symptoms of cystic fibrosis
Recurrent RTI Chronic wet cough Steatorrhoea Failure to thrive Meconium ileus Jaundice
How is cystic fibrosis diagnosed
Newborn screening test
Otherwise, sweat test
Inheritance pattern of primary ciliary dyskinesia
Autosomal recessive
Autosomal dominant
X linked
Associations with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Congenital heart defect Asplenia Hydrocephalus Situs inversus Situs ambiguous
Symptoms of PCD
Chronic wet cough
Sinusitis
Symptoms of LRTI
Wet cough Wheeze Stridor Fever Dyspnoea Poor feeding Irritability Crying Grunting
Signs of LRTI
Low O2 sats High RR Cyanosis Recessions Accessory muscle use Auscultation - unilateral crackles, wheeze
Complications of pneumonia
Pleural effusion
Empyema
Lung abscess
Management of empyema
IV abx
If no improvement on abx:
- chest drain
Remove drain once 48 hours of no draining and repeat CXR
