Sudden onset of a cough followed by increasing dyspnea is characteristic of
Correct Answer: Pneumothorax
Description: PneumothoraxPatients most commonly present with chest pain, often sharp and pleuritic and may leads to severe respiratory embarrassment or becomes dull and persistent.Dyspnea is the 2ndMC symptom.Less common symptoms include a nonproductive cough and ohopnea.Physical findings may be normal if the Pneumothorax is less than 25%.Characteristic physical finding includes diminished chest excursion and hyper-resonance on percussion of the affected side. Breath sounds are diminished to absent.(Refer: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18thedition, pg no: 2181, 2221, 3212)
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