KM1145-bronchiectasis card v2 - NHS Lothian · 2019-07-03 · Bronchiectasis KM1145-bronchiectasis...
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Day-to-Day Advice • Perform chest clearance daily• Drink plenty of fluid• Exercise regularly• Take prescribed medication
and inhalers• Get annual flu vaccine
For further information on bronchiectasis go towww.bronchiectasis.scot.nhs.uk
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A patient guide to managing and living with Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis
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Signs of a Chest Infection• Increase in quantity
of sputum• Worsening colour of sputum
(e.g. changing from clear/ light grey to yellow or yellow to green)
• Increase in shortness of breath• Feeling generally unwell• Other chest infection signs
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Chest Infections – Actions• Perform chest clearance
more regularly• Drink plenty of fluids• Hand a sputum sample to
your GP as soon as possible (keep in fridge overnight if GP is closed)
• If signs of a chest infection start advised course of antibiotics (do not wait for sputum results)
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