Auscultating Cough

EH is a 68-year-old male who comes into the clinic complaining of a fever with a temperature of 103 °F. He has had a cough for the last three days that is producing some thick green brown mucous. The MD feels he most likely has bacterial pneumonia. He also has a history of having rheumatoid arthritis, and being immune compromised as he is on an immunosuppressant methotrexate. He has noted that over the last year he has lost weight unintentionally and feels he is underweight.

Bronchitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi, the airways that carry airflow from the trachea into the lungs. The thin mucus lining of these airways can become irritated and swollen; the cells that make up the lining may leak fluids in response to the inflammation. Bronchitis most often occurs during the cold and flu season usually coupled with an upper respiratory infection. Bronchitis can be divided into two categories: acute or chronic each of which has distinct etiologies, pathologies, and therapies. I chose this condition because it seemed like an interesting topic to research on, and I am also interested in learning more

There's also other scans such as a ventilation perfusion scan, this looks for blood clots along the pathway to the lungs. Other

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition, ranked as the highest cause of non-fatal burden in Australians aged 5 to 14, and the seventh highest overall in 2010, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (cited in the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2013). In addition, a 2014 report of Australian health conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that in 2011-2012, asthma affected 10.2% of the Australian population, double that of the prevalence of heart disease and diabetes (5%) but on par with hypertension (10.2%). What is more, an Indigenous person is twice as likely to report having asthma than a non-Indigenous person (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014). Hence, asthma is

An elderly patient is complaining of a bad cough at her yearly physical. She has recently been diagnosed with diabetes and regularly takes prescription pain medication for her arthritis.

Check for normal breathing, taking no more than 10 seconds: Look for chest motion, listen for breath sounds, and

Negative- one negative aspect of the MMR vaccination program is that the MMR vaccine commonly induces side effects. Common side effects include

Eva is an 8-year-old female here today with her father and her sister with complaints of a cough

One Lydia Bourouiba examines sneezes, and coughs and how they spread. And what makes them happen and what they are made of. When you sneeze or cough droplets of mucus, dust, and germs fly out of your body. Sneezing is a reflex that sends any dust or germs that are being a problem. If anyone inhales this, they will become sick. So sneezing into your elbow is very important when you are sick.

This letter is in response to you inquiry as to whether Farxiga can cause cough. The reference I used to conduct my search included Farxiga’s prescribing information (Astra Zeneca, revised December 2015; available at: dailymed.mlm.nih.gov), Lexicomp (accessed February 5, 2016), Micromedex Solutions (accessed February 5, 2016), Pharmacist’s Letter (accessed February 5, 2016), MEDLINE (1946-February 2016), and an Internet search using Google Scholar as a search engine (accessed February 5, 2016). My search included combination of the following terms: “Farxiga”, “cough”.

tissue can be removed and examined, or an x-ray to examine for pulmonary edema, fluid

Cough is known to be a healthy way of removing mucus bacteria and other irritants from the body. However the cough may frequent and prolonged suggesting a malfunctioning of some body part. Toddlers experience coughs more frequently than other people and the period takes about three to four weeks to heal under normal circumstances and this is usually referred to as simple cough. If by any chance the period is extended then a doctor need to be called as this is an indicator of a more serious problem like a chest disease. It is good to not that most of these kids cough during the day but are usually well at night. Any variation for this is a red flag in itself and an expert’s advice will be needed.

more specific tests in a pulmonary function lab to see what exactly the problem is.

Almost every commonplace scenario has a polite phrase that goes alongside it. When someone sneezes, a scattered symphony of “bless you’s” follows soon afterward. When you receive a gift of kindness, it is appropriate to respond with a “thank you”. When accepting another’s gratitude, it is typical to say, “You’re welcome”. But what do you say when someone coughs? By normal people’s standards, the answer to that question is nothing at all. After a person coughs, not a single word is uttered, leaving an empty silence which desires to be filled with something. A while back in middle school, it was this palpable feeling of emptiness which drove me to ponder the nature of this situation. How could there be no phrase to respond to a cough? I

Yes I would order a chest x ray due to the duration of her cough, the fact that it is post infectious, her age, and to evaluate for pneumonia and masses. Due to the duration of the cough and the fact that her cough is becoming productive with yellow sputum, I would tell the patient she probably started out with a viral bronchitis that now could be transitioning into a bacterial bronchitis and/or Pertussis and I would prescribe an antibiotic that will cover both: Azithromycin 500mg PO day 1, then 250mg PO Daily X 4 days. I would instruct her to buy over the counter mucinex take as directed on box, and drink plenty of fluids. If the cough does not improve in 3 weeks have her follow up.