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April 22, 2026Canadian Medical Association Journal0 citationsOpen Access

A 67-year-old woman with bronchiectasis and acute worsening respiratory symptoms

OAOmri A. ArbivCTChristina S. Thornton

Key Points

  • To describe the acute worsening of respiratory symptoms in a patient with bronchiectasis.
  • Case report on a 67-year-old woman with bronchiectasis
  • Assessment of symptoms including dyspnea and sputum production
  • Evaluation of baseline functional status.
  • Patient experienced worsening dyspnea and productive cough over 2 days
  • Sputum contained green color with streaks of blood
  • Baseline walking ability decreased from 2 blocks to struggling with 1 city block.

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman with known bronchiectasis presents with 2 days of worsening dyspnea and cough productive of 2 tablespoons of green sputum streaked with blood. She reports struggling to walk 1 city block. She has no fever or systemic symptoms. At baseline, she is able to walk 2 blocks and

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Arbiv et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e864c46e0dea528dde97cahttps://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.251668
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