Acute bronchitis physical examination
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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.
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:[1][2]
- Fever
- Prolonged expiration
- Wheezing due to bronchospasm and reduced FEV1 has been shown in up to %40 of patients
- Rhonchi
- Rales