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Acute bronchitis physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Acute bronchitis may present with signs of prolonged expiration, wheezing, fever and abnormal breath sounds.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings of acute bronchitis are non specific and include:[1][2]
Appearance of the patient
Patients are usually well-appearing.
Vital signs
Lungs
- Prolonged expiration
- Wheezing due to bronchospasm and reduced FEV1 has been shown in up to 40% of patients
- Rhonchi
- Rales
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]; Nate Michalak, B.A.