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