S/S Seen in Various Respiratory Conditions

• Asthma [2]

  • Wheezing on inspiration/expiration
  • Bronchospasm
• Anaphylaxis [5]

  • Flushed skin or hives (urticaria)
  • Generalized edema
  • Decreased blood pressure (hypotension)
  • Laryngeal edema with dyspnea
  • Wheezing or stridor
• Bronchiolitis [7]

  • Shortness of breath
  • Wheezing
  • Coughing
  • Fever
  • Dehydration
  • Tachypnea
  • Tachycardia
• Bronchitis [4]

  • Chronic cough (with sputum production)
  • Wheezing
  • Cyanosis
  • Tachypnea (increased breathing rate)
• Congestive heart failure (CHF) [4]

  • Dependent (lower extremity) edema
  • Crackles (pulmonary edema)
  • Orthopnea
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
• Common cold [3]

  • Cough
  • Runny or stuffy nose
  • Sore throat
• COVID-19 [5]

  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Dyspnea
  • Chest pain
  • Anosmia (inability to smell)
• Croup [4]

  • Fever
  • Barking cough
  • Stridor
  • Mostly seen in pediatric patients
• Diphtheria [4]

  • Difficulty breathing and swallowing
  • Sore throat
  • Thick, gray buildup in throat or nose
  • Fever
• Emphysema [6]

  • Barrel chest
  • Pursed lip breathing
  • Dyspnea on exertion
  • Cyanosis
  • Wheezing/decreased breath sounds
  • Mostly seen in older patients
• Epiglottitis [8]

  • Dyspnea
  • High fever
  • Stridor
  • Drooling
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Severe sore throat
  • Tripod or sniffing position
  • Mostly seen in pediatric patients
• Influenza type A (flu) [4]

  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Sore throat
  • Fatigue
• Pertussis (whooping cough) [3]

  • Coughing spells
  • "Whooping" sound
  • Fever
• Pneumonia [5]

  • Dyspnea
  • Chills, fever
  • Cough
  • Green, red, or rust-colored sputum
  • Localized wheezing or crackles
• Pneumothorax [3]

  • Sudden chest pain with dyspnea
  • Decreased breath sounds (affected side)
  • Subcutaneous emphysema
• Pulmonary embolus [5]

  • Dyspnea
  • Occasionally will have sharp chest pain
  • Sudden onset
  • Tachycardia
  • Clear breath sounds initially
• Tension pneumothorax [6]

  • Severe shortness of breath
  • Diminished or absent breath sounds on one side
  • Decreased/altered LOC
  • Neck vein distension
  • Tracheal deviation (late sign)
  • Hypotension; signs of shock
• Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) [4]

  • Cough
  • Wheezing
  • Fever
  • Dehydration
• Tuberculosis (TB) [4]

  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Productive/bloody sputum