acute bronchitis Flashcards
is acute bronchitis lower resp or upper resp infection?
lower resp
define acute bronchitis?
infection in bronchi only
if acute bronchitis infection went into lung what would it be called ?
pneumonia
how long does acute bronchitis usually last?
<3 weeks
general cause of acute bronchitis?
viral chest infection
which season is there a lot of acute bronchitis?
winter
is it bacterial, fungi or virus that commonly causes acute bronchitis?
give a few named e.g. of infective organisms?
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virus
Coronavirus, rhinovirus, adenovirus
most common symptom?
what two things make this symptom worse?
Cough
worse at night & with exercise
Hallmark feature of lower RTI
productive cough
when there is airway infection what does the bronchi make extra of?
mucus
pt has acute bronchitis with wheeze.
why is there a wheeze?
inflamed bronchus - mucus + oedema made in airways - obstruction –> wheeze
what blood marker can be easily used to tell you how bad the infection is?
CRP
what is post bronchitis syndrome?
infection cleared but you still cough
why does post bronchitis syndrome happen?
bronchial wall still being repaired
main differential you need to rule out?
what extra feature would help rule in this differnetial?
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pneumonia
malaise, myalgia, dullness to percussion
