what is bronchitis

Bronchitis Alternative Therapy - General Information on Acute Bronchitis

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Definition: Bronchitis is the inflammation (acute or cronic )of the trachea, bronchi. Acute bronchitis is caused by viral or bacterial  infection and heal without complications. Adults that smoke develop chronic bronchitis that cannot be cured.

Sputum Culture is Indicated

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To be performed to put a correct diagnosis of the infection and to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. The patient is asked to spit in a cup and than the sample is grown in the laboratory to see which organisms are present. Sometimes the sputum may be collected using bronchoscopy, the patient is  given a local anesthetic and the tube is passed through the airways to collect a  sputum sample. Blood tests and x-rays are also recommended, the measuring of the oxygen and carbon dioxide are also important.

Demographics   Bronchitis affects predominantly pre-school and school age children, especially during winter time.    Cause and symptoms   Bronchitis herbal remedies the symptoms of a cold, running nose, coughing, sneezing, fever of 102F ( 8C), greenish yellow sputum. In three to five days most of the symptoms disappear, but coughing may continue for some time. If the acute bronchitis is complicated with bacterial infection the fever and a general feeling of illness persists. The bacterial infection  should be treated with antibiotics, if the cough doesn't get away it may be asthma or pneumonia. In direct proportion with the stage of the disease acute bronchitis has those symptoms: dry, hacking, unproductive cough, runny nose, sore throat, back and other muscle pains, general malaise, headache, fever, chills. Patience was exercised in this article on Www Bronchitis. Without patience, it would not have been possible to write extensively on Www Bronchitis.

• Description   Acute bronchitis appears mostly in the winter, more often caused by viral infection.
• Although the cough may persist longer acute bronchitis is solved in two weeks, acute bronchitis complication is pneumonia in children.

When to use antibiotics to cure bronchitis

Diagnosis   The doctor will listen to the child's chest, if he hears moist rales, crackling, wheezing it means that the lung are inflammated and the airway is narrowing. Moist rales are caused by the fluid secretions in the bronchial tubes.

Bronchitis include a cough that produces mucus (sometimes called sputum), trouble breathing and a feeling of tightness in your chest. Acute bronchitis is most often caused by one of a number of viruses that can infect the respiratory tract and attack the bronchial tubes. Even one puff on a cigarette is enough to cause temporary paralysis of the tiny hair like structures in your lungs, called cilia , that are responsible for brushing out debris, irritants, and excess mucus. Chronic bronchitis is defined by the presence of a mucus-producing cough most days of the month, three months of a year for two successive years without other underlying disease to explain the cough. People who have chronic bronchitis are more susceptible to bacterial infections of the airway and lungs, like pneumonia. Pneumonia is more common among smokers and people who are exposed to secondhand smoke.

• The best treatment is to rest, drink plenty of fluids, and use an over-the-counter medicine to treat the pain and fever.
• People with chronic bronchitis should stop smoking and avoid second-hand smoke.

Some Symptoms of Bronchitis:

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Vibration in chest when breathing    Fatigue and/or malaise    Headache    Shortness of breath    Wheezing Patience was exercised in this article on Cough Chronic Bronchitis. Without patience, it would not have been possible to write extensively on Cough Chronic Bronchitis.

Causes of Bronchitis    The common Causes of Bronchitis :    The most common cause of chronic bronchitis is smoking.    Heredity.    Weather changes. .

Mild fever    Coldness    Chills    Mild chest pains    Treatment of Bronchitis    Medicines called bronchodilators that are usually prescribed to treat asthma will help to open the bronchial tubes and clear out mucus.

• Medicines called mucolytics which thin or loosen mucus in the airways, making it easier to cough up can also be used to treat chronic bronchitis.
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• Acute bronchitis is usually caused by a viral infection but can also be caused by a bacterial infection.
• Use of drugs.
• Symptoms of Bronchitis

Some cases, the doctor will recommend using a medicine called a bronchodilator that makes breathing easier.    Persistent symptoms and more severe disease are treated with anti-inflammatory medicines called steroids (of the glucocorticoid type) which are given with an inhaler.