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Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually remarkable for bilateral basilar lung crackles, tachypnea, wheezing and sometimes, a low grade fever. | Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually remarkable for bilateral basilar lung crackles, [[tachypnea]], [[Wheeze|wheezing]] and sometimes, a low grade [[fever]]. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually remarkable for bilateral basilar lung crackles, tachypnea, wheezing and sometimes, a low grade fever. | Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually remarkable for bilateral basilar lung crackles, [[tachypnea]], [[Wheeze|wheezing]] and sometimes, a low grade [[fever]]. | ||
===Appearance of the Patient=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
*Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appears lethargic and faitgued | *Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appears lethargic and faitgued | ||
===Vital Signs=== | ===Vital Signs=== | ||
*Low-grade fever | *Low-grade [[fever]] | ||
*Tachypnea | *[[Tachypnea]] | ||
*Shallow breathing | *Shallow breathing | ||
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*[[Clubbing]] | *[[Clubbing]] | ||
*[[Cyanosis]] | *[[Cyanosis]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually remarkable for bilateral basilar lung crackles, tachypnea, wheezing and sometimes, a low grade fever.
Physical Examination
Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appear lethargic. Physical examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually remarkable for bilateral basilar lung crackles, tachypnea, wheezing and sometimes, a low grade fever.
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with adult bronchiolitis usually appears lethargic and faitgued
Vital Signs
Skin
- Cyanosis
- Ecidence of mineral dust or other material staining the skin
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with adult bronchiolitis is usually normal.
- Facial tenderness if experiencing sinusitis
Lungs
- Fine crackles upon auscultation of the lung bases unilaterally or bilaterally
- Rhonchi
- Bronchial breathing
- Expiratory wheezing with delayed expiratory phase
- Wheezing may be present
- Fine rales
- May use accessory muscles to breathe
Extremities