Medical history for acute bronchitis

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During a medical history for acute bronchitis, your health professional will ask the following questions:

How long have you had the respiratory symptoms?
Do you have any other symptoms, such as shortness of breath, chest pain, wheezing, fever, or other general body symptoms?
Have you had other recent respiratory infections, such as a cold, the flu, or sinusitis?
Have you had recent contact with other people who have respiratory infections?
Do you smoke? If not, have you been in contact with air pollutants or other environmental irritants, such as smoke?
Do you have a cough that brings up mucus (productive cough)? If so, what color and how much? You may be asked to cough up a sample of mucus for testing. A cough may be dry (nonproductive) in many cases of acute bronchitis.
Do you have any other respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, or cystic fibrosis?

Credits

Author	Sabra L. Katz-Wise
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Pat Truman
Associate Editor	Terrina Vail
Primary Medical Reviewer	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology
Last Updated	August 31, 2006

Last updated:	August 31, 2006
Author:	Sabra L. Katz-Wise
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Terrina Vail

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