
The Respiratory System Dr Enmei Liu Division of Respiratory Disorders Childrens Hospital
The Respiratory System Dr Enmei Liu Division of Respiratory Disorders Children’s Hospital

Symptoms of Respiratory Disease Cough Sputum Haemoptysis Chest pain Breathlessness Wheeze
Symptoms of Respiratory Disease • Cough • Sputum • Haemoptysis • Chest pain • Breathlessness • Wheeze

Symptoms of Respiratory Disease Cough Sputum Haemopysis Chest pain Breathlessness Wheeze
Symptoms of Respiratory Disease • Cough • Sputum • Haemopysis • Chest pain • Breathlessness • Wheeze

Doug h Origin Common causesNature/characteristics Pharynx Post-nasal drip Usually persistent Larynx Laryngitis, tumor Harsh, barking Trachea Tracheitis Painful Bronchi Bronchitis Dry or productive Asthma Dry or productive, Worse at night Pneumonia Dry initially, productive later Bronchiectasis Productive. Changes in posture induce sputum production
Origin Common causes Nature/characteristics Pharynx Post-nasal drip Usually persistent Larynx Laryngitis,tumor Harsh,barking Trachea Tracheitis Painful Bronchi Bronchitis Dry or productive Asthma Dry or productive, Worse at night Pneumonia Dry initially, productive later Bronchiectasis Productive.Changes in posture induce sputum production Cough

Symptoms of Respiratory Disease Cough Sputum Haemoptysis Chest pain Breathlessness Wheeze
Symptoms of Respiratory Disease • Cough • Sputum • Haemoptysis • Chest pain • Breathlessness • Wheeze

Sputum Type Appearance Cause Serous Clear, watery, frot Acute pulmonary hy, may be pink oedema Mucoid Clear, grey, white, Chronic bronchitis Asthma Purulent Yellow, green All types of brown bacterial infection Rusty Rusty, golden Pneumococcal yellow pneumonia
Type Appearance Cause Serous Clear,watery,frot hy, may be pink Acute pulmonary oedema Mucoid Clear,grey,white, Chronic bronchitis, Asthma Purulent Yellow, green, brown All types of bacterial infection Sputum Rusty Rusty,golden yellow Pneumococcal pneumonia

Symptoms of Respiratory Disease Cough Sputum Haemoptysis Chest pain Breathlessness Wheeze
Symptoms of Respiratory Disease • Cough • Sputum • Haemoptysis • Chest pain • Breathlessness • Wheeze

Causes of Haemoptysis Common Uncommon Others Pulmonary Mitral stenosis Foreign body infarction inhalation Bronchial Aspergilloma Chest trauma carcinoma Tuberculosis Bronchial Latrogenic adenoma Lung abscess Metastatic Bronchoscopy pulmonary Transbronchial biopsy Acute bronchitis Malignant disease Chronic bronchitis Laryngeal
Causes of Haemoptysis Common Uncommon Others Pulmonary* infarction Mitral stenosis Foreign body inhalation Bronchial carcinoma* Aspergilloma Chest trauma Tuberculosis* Bronchial adenoma Latrogenic Lung abscess Metastatic pulmonary Bronchoscopy Transbronchial biopsy Acute bronchitis Malignant disease Chronic bronchitis Laryngeal tumours

Symptoms of Respiratory Disease Cough Sputum Haemopysis Chest pain Breathlessness Wheeze
Symptoms of Respiratory Disease • Cough • Sputum • Haemopysis • Chest pain • Breathlessness • Wheeze

Disorders causes of chest pain Pleural Pneumonia pulmonary infarction TB .Malignant disease Chest wall Rib fractures Direct invasion of chest by tumour spinal nerve root involvement Retrosternal Tracheitis Mediastinal tumours Oesophageal disorders
Disorders--Causes of Chest Pain Pleural •Pneumonia •Pulmonary infarction •TB •Malignant disease Chest wall •Rib fractures •Direct invasion of chest by tumour •Spinal nerve root involvement Retrosternal Tracheitis Mediastinal tumours Oesophageal disorders