A chest infection is an infection of the lungs or airways. The main types of chest infection are bronchitis and pneumonia caused by viruses and bacteria. How knowledgeable are you when it comes to dealing with a patient with cough and chest pains? Take up the quiz and see if you need more studying.
Hyperresonance over right posterolateral chest
Increased tactile vocal fremitus over right anterolateral chest
Diffuse bilateral rhonchi
Elevated CO2 on pulse oximetry
Stridor
Pleural rub and bronchophony
Late inspiratory crackles and increased tactile fremitus
Vesicular breath sounds and early inspiratory crackles
Bronchial breath sounds with normal tactile fremitus
Right lower lobe pneumonia
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Right middle lobe pneumonia
Right upper lobe pneumonia
AIDS
Congestive Heart Failure
Community acquired pneumonia
Working as a construction worker
Tuberculosis
Community acquired pneumonia
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Early inspiratory crackles over the affected area
Absence of bronchophony
Increased tactile vocal fremitus
Dull percussion note on the posterior chest wall over the affected area
Asthma
Cystic Fibrosis
Carcinoma of the lungs
Pneumonia
Pseudomonas
E. Coli
Pneumococcus
H. Influenzae
In ambulatory care
As an outpatient
In quarantine at home
In hospital