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Bronchiectasis (Management (GOAL (Treatment aims to improve the symptoms…
Bronchiectasis
Management
GOAL
Treatment aims to improve the symptoms of cough, sputum production, and dyspnea
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Prolonged antibiotic medications
Indication: Antibiotic therapy is used to treat exacerbations of bronchiectasis brought on by infections
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Mucolytic agents
Indication: decreases the hypersecretion and viscosity of mucus secretions of the lungs
Corticosteroids
Indication: to treat bronchial inflammation and to prevent exacerbations of COPD and asthm
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Investigation
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FBC: infection, inflammation
CXR: collapsed? consolidation?Tramline shadows, suggesting thickened bronchial walls? Evidence of previous tuberculosis
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Clinical Features
Signs & PE
Chronic cough, productive of purulent sputum
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Symptoms & Hx
Presence of associated pulmonary disease such as COPD, asthma
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Definition: abnormal dilatation of the bronchi. Chronic suppurative airway infection with sputum production, scarring and lung damage