LCQ Physical Domain Flashcards
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Which of the following is NOT typically assessed in the physical domain of the LCQ?
Answer: Feeling embarrassed in company
Embarrassment is a psychological/social impact and is not part of the physical domain of the LCQ.
In clinical practice, a low physical domain score on the LCQ would prompt a clinician to investigate:
Answer: Physical symptoms such as sleep disturbance, chest soreness, and breathlessness
A low physical domain score indicates significant physical burden, prompting investigation of bodily symptoms like sleep disruption and breathlessness.
Feeling tired or exhausted as a result of chronic coughing is captured in which LCQ domain?
Answer: Physical domain
Fatigue caused by coughing is a physical consequence and is assessed within the LCQ physical domain.
Why is chest soreness included as a physical domain item in the LCQ?
Answer: It represents a direct musculoskeletal physical consequence of repeated coughing
Repeated coughing causes musculoskeletal strain and chest soreness, which is a direct physical consequence captured in the physical domain.
Which physical symptom in the LCQ is most likely to correlate with objective cough frequency monitoring?
Answer: Sleep disruption due to coughing
Sleep disruption from nocturnal coughing correlates most directly with objective cough frequency recorded by ambulatory monitors.
In patients with bronchiectasis using the LCQ, which domain tends to show the most impairment?
Answer: Physical domain
In bronchiectasis, the physical domain tends to show the greatest impairment due to the high burden of productive cough, breathlessness, and fatigue.