Bronchitis

Question 1

Describe acute bronchitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the trachea and bronchi
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Staphylococcus pyogenes

Cough that is productive becoming copious and purulent, breathlessness, wheezing, chest tightness, fever and leukocytosis; a persistent, single monophonic wheeze indicates obstruction of a bronchus by tumor

Question 2

How does acute compare to chronic bronchitis?

Answer 2

Acute=
Easiest to treat
Normally manifests with Hot Phlegm
Corresponds to Qi level (4 Levels) affecting LU
Treat symptoms like common cold/influenza

Question 3

Describe chronic bronchitis

Answer 3

Repeated attacks of cough during winter, gradually increasing in frequency until the cough becomes almost constant; wheezing, chest tightness, mucous, breathlessness