Kinesiology 4437A/B Lecture 8: 8 Respiratory Symptoms and Exercise

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 4437A/B
• Professor: Lisa Fischer

Document Summary

Infectious, sinusitis, gerd, asthma: other (older athletes): cardiac, medications, copd (smokers/ex-smokers) Bronchitis is usually viral: bacterial infections (pneumonia) uncommon in young, healthy individual more susceptible in older, antibiotics play no role for viral illness, prolonged cough (in healthy adult) after rti most often related to asthma/reactive airway. Bacterial rti pneumonia: productive cough (color, fever, often sob, +/- chest pain, respiratory findings on examination crackles, wheezes, decreased air entry, percussion dullness, usually fewer upper respiratory symptoms, confirm with cxr, rx = antibiotics. Cough sinusitis: viral, bacterial or allergic, can lead to cough due to post nasal drip, risks smokers, allergies (polyps) Head cold stuffy nose, pressure, sore throat: treated symptomatically , rx decongestants, hydration, nasal rinse sprays. Allergic: usually associated sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose, rx antihistamines, steroid nasal spray. Bacterial: sinus pain, greenish/purulent discharge, fever, pain in teeth, rx antibiotics.