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Article #429: General Information on Acute Bronchitis

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Definition: Bronchitis is the fluid secretions in the bronchial tubes.
inflammation (acute or cronic )of the Sputum culture is indicated to be
trachea, bronchi. Acute bronchitis is performed to put a correct diagnosis of
caused by viral or bacterial infection the infection and to identify the most
and heal without complications. Adults appropriate antibiotic. The patient is
that smoke develop chronic bronchitis asked to spit in a cup and than the
that cannot be cured. sample is grown in the laboratory to see
Description which organisms are present. Sometimes
Acute bronchitis appears mostly in the the sputum may be collected using
winter, more often caused by viral bronchoscopy, the patient is given a
infection. Although the cough may persist local anesthetic and the tube is passed
longer acute bronchitis is solved in two through the airways to collect a sputum
weeks, acute bronchitis complication is sample. Blood tests and x-rays are also
pneumonia in children. recommended, the measuring of the oxygen
Demographics and carbon dioxide are also important.
Bronchitis affects predominantly Treatment
pre-school and school age children, Bronchitis may be treated by home care if
especially during winter time. it's not complicated, resting, not
Cause and symptoms smocking and drinking plenty of fluids,
Bronchitis begins with the symptoms of a for fever you may take Tylenol, Panadol,
cold, running nose, coughing, sneezing, Datril.
fever of 102°F (38.8°C), greenish Cough suppressants may be used only when
yellow sputum. In three to five days most the cough is dry. Cough is useful because
of the symptoms disappear, but coughing brings up extra mucus and irritants from
may continue for some time. If the acute the lungs and this way stops the mucus to
bronchitis is complicated with bacterial accumulate in the airways and producing
infection the fever and a general feeling pneumonia bacteria. Tetracycline or
of illness persists. The bacterial ampicillin are used in the treatment of
infection should be treated with acute bronchitis, but good results have
antibiotics, if the cough doesn't get been obtained with trimethoprim
away it may be asthma or pneumonia. In sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim or Septra) and
direct proportion with the stage of the azithromycin (Zithromax) and
disease acute bronchitis has those clarithromycin (Biaxin). In children
symptoms: dry, hacking, unproductive acute bronchitis amoxicillin (Amoxil,
cough, runny nose, sore throat, back and Pentamox, Sumox, Trimox)is recommended,
other muscle pains, general malaise, inhaler sprays to dilatate the bronchis
headache, fever, chills. and clear aut the mucus are also good. It
Diagnosis is important to rest sufficiently, to eat
The doctor will listen to the child's well, avoid air pollution and irritants.
chest, if he hears moist rales, Childrens wash their hands regularly and
crackling, wheezing it means that the as a preventive measure they are
lung are inflammated and the airway is artificially immunized against pneumonia.
narrowing. Moist rales are caused by the






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