Acute bronchitis physical examination

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Overview

Acute bronchitis may present with signs of prolonged expiration, wheezing, fever and abnormal breath sounds.

Physical Examination

Common physical examination findings of acute bronchitis are non specific and include:

Appearance of the patient

Patients are usually well-appearing.

Vital signs

• Fever
• Tachypnea

Lungs

• Prolonged expiration
• Wheezing due to bronchospasm and reduced FEV1 has been shown in up to 40% of patients
• Rhonchi
• Rales

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