MEDI7212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Esophagus, Urinary Incontinence, Tuberculosis
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Types: main types, acute cough (<2 weeks) - acute rti (most common), exacerbation of underlying chronic pulmonary disease, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus. Subacute (2 - 8 weeks: chronic (8> weeks in adults; >4 weeks in child, 5-10% prevalence of chronic cough in both adults and children (aus) History: age, neonate - congenital disorder (tracheal web, tracheoesophageal fistula, young - infectious, inhaled foreign body, nildocaafiat. Smoking history, occupation and other exposures: medical history - allergies, autoimmune conditions, heart failure. Family history - cancers, asthma: medications, cough questions, associated symptoms - fever, dyspnoea, sputum, haemoptysis, weight loss, gord symptoms, chest pain. Important: general examination, vital signs, cardiovascular examination. Lymphatic drainage of lungs and upper airway (supraclavicular, cervical: also consider, git examination (e. g. if suspect gord, neurological (e. g. if suspect neuromuscular disorder or aspiration, more broad assessment of lymphatics, others as indicated. Smoker - rule out copd, lung or laryngeal cancer. Non smoker - asthma, gord, chronic sinusitis and/or rhinitis.
