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Bronchitis is a condition involving inflammation of the airways that transport air to the lungs, which are commonly known as the bronchial tubes. The inflammation of the bronchial tubes results in a cough that usually brings mucus. From a clinical perspective, bronchitis is usually diagnosed based on cough as well as occasional wheeze, dyspnea, and sputum (Wark, 2015). As part of the diagnosis, the physician or clinician examines various clinical characteristics of this condition. Some of the clinical characteristics of bronchitis include a lower fever, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and wheezing. These clinical characteristics in turn help to determine whether the individual suffers from acute or chronic bronchitis. For acute bronchitis, these clinical characteristics last for few weeks while chronic bronchitis is characterized by more severe clinical attributes.
The diagnosis of bronchitis also entail using different diagnostic, laboratory or imaging tools. One of the diagnostic or screening tools used to diagnose bronchitis is chest x-ray, which is carried out to determine whether the bronchial tubes and lungs are normal. This diagnostic tool is appropriate for diagnosis of this condition because it helps to determine the condition of the bronchial tubes and lungs with respect to any inflammation. The second diagnostic/screening tool used for this condition is sputum tests, which helps to examine mucus in coughs. These tests are appropriate for diagnosis of the condition since they help to identify mucus in the cough, which is one of the major clinical characteristics of bronchitis. For a patient suffering from this condition, the most suitable course of action involves therapeutic management. Therapeutic management of this condition incorporates...…diagnosed with asthma if there is evidence of airway obstruction during physical examination. In addition to airway obstruction, this differential diagnosis could be applicable if physical examination shows signs of wheezing, chronic cough, and bronchial breathing sounds. The second differential diagnosis that could be applied to this patient is acute cough, which is the most common complaint by patients during physician visit (Holzinger et al., 2014). This differential diagnosis could be applied to the patient if his/her clinical history shows a history of smoking, past respiratory tract infections, history of asthma and allergies, family history of respiratory tract infections, and a history of breathing problems. In addition to these elements, the patient could be diagnosed with acute cough if physical examination shows fever, pain in the throat or limbs, dyspnea, and bronchial breathing sounds.
B.S. DOB: 12/25/1992 GENDER: Female Race: Caucasian RELIGION: Catholic MARITAL STATUS: Single OCCUPATION: College Student CHIEF COMPLAINT: "I am scared. I feel like I can't catch my breath and my chest hurts." Differential Diagnosis: There are a number of differential diagnoses for these presenting symptoms. The major ones will be explored here. Possible Diagnosis Myocardial infarction (MI), angina, acute coronary syndrome Prodromal symptoms include fatigue, chest discomfort, or malaise in the days before the MI. A typical STEMI may occur without
Respiratory Infections Respiratory Conditions Respiratory tract infections are highly infectious diseases that involve the respiratory tract. They are divided into upper (URTI or URI) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI or LRI). LRIs include pneumonia, bronchitis and influenza, and they tend to affect patients more seriously that URIs which include the common cold, tonsillitis, sinusitis and laryngitis. This research dwells on four respiratory infections which are bronchitis, bronchial asthma, exercise-induced bronchospasm and
SOAP Pediatric Case Study Six-year-old male child dealing with the persistent cough for about a week and a half. Child complains of mucus being stood up during coughing. He is not been able to sleep the entire night, as if coughing has woken up several times during the past few nights. This morning, he became diapretic and began to cough even worse. The patient has very deep dark circles under his
Case Study 1 Primary Diagnosis: Viral Pneumonia Pneumonia, in basic terms, leads to the inflammation of the lung’s air sacs. It could be caused by a wide range of organisms such as fungi, viruses, as well as bacteria. Some key symptoms of pneumonia, according to the American Lung Association (2018), include but they are not limited to: “cough, which may produce greenish, yellow or even bloody mucus; fever, sweating and shaking chills,
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD constitutes a major source of mortality and morbidity across the globe, with a considerable economic effect. New GOLD (Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) guidance modifications refined patient classification for therapy by employing spirometry, exacerbation rate and symptom evaluation combined. Therapy attempts at decreasing both extant disease symptoms and vulnerability to adverse health conditions in the future. On account of their established effectiveness, the
" (Stone, 2006) Treatment is stated by Stone (2006) to be "diagnosis dependent and may be medical or surgical." Practical modifications include simple steps such as crushing of pills or opening of capsules to ease and facilitate swallowing. The work of Leibovitz, et al. (2007) entitled: 'Dehydration Among Long-Term Care Elderly Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia" states that long-term care (LTC) residents in the nursing home "especially the orally fed with dysphagia