Acute bronchitis physical examination: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Robot: Changing Category:Mature chapter to Category:Overview complete)
m (Bot: Removing from Primary care)
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
__NOTOC__
{{Acute bronchitis}}
{{Acute bronchitis}}
{{CMG}}
{{CMG}}{{AE}}{{MehdiP}}; {{NRM}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
During a physical examination, acute bronchitis may present through signs such as prolonged expiration and wheezing, fever, and decreased intensity of breath sounds.
Acute bronchitis may present with signs of prolonged expiration, [[wheezing]], [[fever]] and abnormal breath sounds.


==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
A [[physical examination]] will often reveal:
Common physical examination findings of [[acute bronchitis]] are non specific and include:<ref name="pmid21121518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Albert RH |title=Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1345–50 |year=2010 |pmid=21121518 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17108344">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wenzel RP, Fowler AA |title=Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=20 |pages=2125–30 |year=2006 |pmid=17108344 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp061493 |url=}}</ref>
* Decreased intensity of breath sounds
===Appearance of the patient===
* Wheezing (rhonchi)
Patients are usually well-appearing.
* Prolonged [[Exhalation|expiration]]
* Fever


Most doctors rely on the presence of a persistent dry or wet cough as evidence of bronchitis.
=== Vital signs ===
* [[Fever]]
* [[Tachypnea]]
 
=== Lungs ===
* Prolonged expiration
* [[Wheezing]] due to [[bronchospasm]] and reduced [[FEV1]] has been shown in up to 40% of patients
* [[Rhonchi]]
* [[Rales]]


== References ==
== References ==
Line 26: Line 33:
{{WikiDoc Sources}}
{{WikiDoc Sources}}


[[Category:Inflammations]]
[[Category:Pulmonology]]
[[Category:Pulmonology]]
[[Category:General practice]]
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Disease]]
[[Category:Overview complete]]
[[Category:Surgery]]
[[Category:Up-To-Date]]
[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
[[Category:Infectious disease]]

Latest revision as of 20:15, 29 July 2020

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Page

Bronchitis Main Page

Acute bronchitis Microchapters

Home

Patient Information

Overview

Historical Perspective

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Acute bronchitis from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Chest X Ray

CT

MRI

Other Imaging Findings

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy

Future or Investigational Therapies

Acute bronchitis physical examination On the Web

Most recent articles

Most cited articles

Review articles

CME Programs

Powerpoint slides

Images

American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Acute bronchitis physical examination

All Images
X-rays
Echo & Ultrasound
CT Images
MRI

Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse

NICE Guidance

FDA on Acute bronchitis physical examination

CDC on Acute bronchitis physical examination

Acute bronchitis physical examination in the news

Blogs on Acute bronchitis physical examination

Directions to Hospitals Treating Acute bronchitis

Risk calculators and risk factors for Acute bronchitis physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]; Nate Michalak, B.A.

Overview

Acute bronchitis may present with signs of prolonged expiration, wheezing, fever and abnormal breath sounds.

Physical Examination

Common physical examination findings of acute bronchitis are non specific and include:[1][2]

Appearance of the patient

Patients are usually well-appearing.

Vital signs

Lungs

References

  1. Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
  2. Wenzel RP, Fowler AA (2006). "Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (20): 2125–30. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp061493. PMID 17108344.


Template:WikiDoc Sources