Table 1.
The patient regularly produces and coughs up mucus or fibrous plugs (casts) |
The patient has never produced or coughed up mucus or fibrous plugs (casts) |
The patient has produced mucus or fibrous plugs (casts) in the past but presently is not producing them |
The patient has been diagnosed with PB (now or anytime in the past) |
Patients who answered “yes” to question no. 1 were categorized as PB now (PB now); patients who answered “yes” to questions nos. 3 or 4 were categorized as PB ever (PB ever)