©Muratseyit/istockphoto Pathogenesis and diagnosis of bronchiectasis Educational aims To describe the important factors involved in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. To define how a diagnosis of bronchiectasis is made. P.T. King1 E. Daviskas2 1 Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine/Dept of Medicine‚ Monash Medical Centre‚ Melbourne‚ and 2Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine‚ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital‚ Sydney‚ Australia. Summary Bronchiectasis is an important cause of respiratory morbidity
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Acknowledgement We would like to thank these people for making this case study a successful one: • Our ever-supportive and loving parents‚ for imparting their trust to us and providing us financial support to come up with this kind of activity. • To SPO4 Joel A. Balio‚ for welcoming us and allowing us to stay in their residence. • To our client‚ who trusted us and allowed us to conduct a case study about her condition and being open to all the necessary things that we need to know. • To the
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features of bronchiectasis Some people with bronchiectasis may have a cough productive of frequent green/yellow or without coloration. Dry bronchiectasis may also present with coughing up blood without sputum production. Recurrent bronchial infections and breathlessness are two possible indicators of bronchiectasis (Colledge et al.‚ 2010). On auscultation‚ crepitations and expiratory rhonchi may be heard. Nail clubbing is a rare finding (Hill et al.‚ 2011). Diagnosis of bronchiectasis
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CASE STUDY OF A PATIENT WITH BRONCHIECTASIS INTRODUCTION The respiratory system is divided into upper and lower respiratory system. The upper respiratory system refers to the nose‚ pharynx and associated structure while the lower respiratory system contains the larynx. Bronchiectasis is an uncommon type of chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease. Bronchiectasis can be categorized as a chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease manifested by airways that are inflamed and easily collapsible‚ resulting
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of underlying lung disease‚ e.g. bronchiectasis‚ bronchial carcinoma‚ or symptoms of circulatory collapse. In practice the usual differential diagnosis lies between: Malignancy Bronchiectasis Tuberculosis/infection PE. Causes of haemoptysis Common Bronchial tumour (benign‚ e.g. carcinoid or malignant). Haemoptysis is a common presenting feature of bronchogenic malignancy‚ indicating endobronchial disease‚ which may be visible endoscopically Bronchiectasis. Small volume haemoptysis is a common
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There are a variety of respiratory diseases‚ such as bronchiectasis‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ cystic fibrosis‚ empyema‚ mycoplasma pneumonia‚ pleurisy‚ and lung abscesses. Respiratory diseases‚ mild or fatal are treated differently according to their symptoms and severity. Blankenship 2 There are many different types of diseases that can infect the lungs‚ that are not deathly fatal to ones health‚ however‚ “Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by suppurative
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Cystic fibrosis is a life – shortening inherited disorder that affects the way in which salt and water move into and out of the body’s cells. It effects mostly the lungs and the digestive system; where thick mucus blocks the small tubes and ducts of the pancreas. (Orenstein) The classic triad of exocrine abnormalities are pancreatic insufficiency‚ chronic recurrent pulmonary infections and an elevated sweat electrolyte concentration. At birth the pancreas shows signs of disease and the lungs appear
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 29:209-2 14 (1 996) Chronic Lung Disease Secondary to Ammonia Inhalation Injury: A Report on Three Cases Rafael E. de la Hoz‚ MD‚ MPH‚ Donald P. Schlueter‚ MD‚ and William N. Rom‚ MD‚ MPH Inhalation of highly hydrosoluble toxicants‚ like ammonia‚ can be associated with chronic lung diseases‚ which have been partially characterized. We present the cases of three patients who were evaluated 2 years after massive exposure to ammonia in occupational settings
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Triads in Medicine Triad of Alports Syndrome Sensorineural deafness Progressive renal failure Ocular anomalies Triad of Behcet’s Syndrome Recurrent oral ulcers Genital ulcers Iridocyclitis [mnemonic: can’t see‚ can’t pee‚ can’t eat spicy curry] Beck’s Triad Muffled heart sound Distended neck veins Hypotension Charcot’s Triad Pain + fever + jaundice Gradenigos Triad Sixth cranial n. Palsy Persistent ear discharge Deep seated retro orbital pain Triad of Hypernephroma
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is potentially life threatening (Pneumonia‚ Severe Exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)‚ Pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ or Heart Failure) or not (Upper respiratory infection (URI)‚ Lower respiratory infection (LRI)‚ Asthma‚ Bronchiectasis‚ Upper Airway Cough Syndrome (UACS)‚ and COPD). Pratter et al. (2006) found that in managing patients with subacute cough the first step is to determine whether or not the cough has followed an obvious preceding respiratory infection. According
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