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In the days after his surgery, he’s been running a low-grade fever. ... A lung infection is accompanied by a cough and sputum. Drug allergies can cause breathing difficulties and swelling. And ...
Infected lung tissue distal to a stricture can be damaged, and wheezing and coughing may develop due to the narrowing. [15] In addition to pneumonia, the stenosis may cause bronchiectasis, in which bronchi are dilated, to develop. [22] Even after an airway with a stricture is restored to normal, the resulting loss of lung function may be ...
The resulting constriction and inflammation causes a narrowing of the airways and an increase in mucus production; this reduces the amount of oxygen that is available to the individual causing breathlessness, coughing and hypoxia. Bronchospasms are a serious potential complication of placing a breathing tube during general anesthesia.
[8] [9] With more severe contusions, breath sounds heard through a stethoscope may be decreased, or rales (an abnormal crackling sound in the chest accompanying breathing) may be present. [6] [10] People with severe contusions may have bronchorrhea (the production of watery sputum). [11] Wheezing and coughing are other signs. [12]
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Signs of foreign body aspiration are usually abrupt in onset and can involve coughing, choking, and/or wheezing; however, symptoms can be slower in onset if the foreign body does not cause a large degree of obstruction of the airway. [2] With this said, aspiration can also be asymptomatic on rare occasions. [1]
The most common cause is post-surgical atelectasis, characterized by splinting, i.e. restricted breathing after abdominal surgery. Atelectasis develops in 75–90% of people undergoing general anesthesia for a surgical procedure. [6] Another common cause is pulmonary tuberculosis. Smokers and the elderly are also at an increased risk.
A month after contracting COVID-19 in January 2021, Nicholas Pastuovic was tired, had a severe cough, hot flashes and woke in the middle of the night “drenched with sweat.”