19 Conditions

Acute bronchitis

Anaphylaxis

Asbestos-related lung disease

Asthma

Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome

Bronchiectasis

COPD

Occupational lung disease

Fibrotic lung disease

LRTI

Pneumonia

Pneumothorax

Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary hypertension

Respiratory failure

Respiratory arrest

URTI

Extra conditions from PassMed

Pleural effusion

Atelectasis

Pleuritis

1 - Tuberculosis - a productive cough, haemoptysis, fevers, night sweats and weight loss.

2 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - a productive cough, dyspnoea and wheezing. The smoking history in the case above may persuade some towards this answer, however, the biggest clue as to why this answer is incorrect is that COPD does not cause finger clubbing.

3 - Bronchiectasis - a productive cough with copious amounts of purulent sputum, occasional haemoptysis, wheezing, and is often related to a history of childhood respiratory infections.

5 - Lung abscess - a productive cough, pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis, malaise, weight loss and a characteristic swinging fever.