Bronchiectasis

What are TWO of the most common signs and symptoms of bronchiectasis?

• Chest pain

• Chronic cough with purulent sputum

• Wheezing

• SOB

• Recurrent chest infections

What are the differential diagnoses for bronchiectasis?

• Asthma

• COPD

• PE

• Pneumonia

What is the most important intervention for management of stable bronchiectasis?

• Carbocisteine

• NaCl 0.9% nebuliser

• Airway clearance techniques

• ICS/LABA inhaler

• Azithromycin

What is the most common pathogen isolated from cultures in bronchiectasis?

• Moraxella catarrhalis

• S. pneumoniae

• H. influenzae

• P. aeruginosa

• Coliforms

Which THREE of the following are anti-pseudomonal antibiotics?

• Co-amoxiclav

• Piperacillin/Tazobactam

• Meropenem

• Clarithromycin

• Ciprofloxacin