Lower respiratory tract diseases - Acute bronchitis

Question 1

what is acute bronchitis?

Answer 1

= a chest cold

- inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs

Question 2

is acute bronchitis in previously healthy people viral or bacterial?

Answer 2

VIRAL

Question 3

what bacteria is responsible in people who get bacterial infections FOLLOWING A VIRAL INFECTION, more common in smokers or people with COPD?

Answer 3

• streptococcus pneumonias

- H. influenza

Question 4

what symptoms does acute bronchitis begin with?

Answer 4

• a non-productive cough
• discomfort behind the sternum
• chest tightnness
• wheeze
• shortness of breath

Question 5

LATER, what symptoms do people with acute bronchitis have?

Answer 5

• a PRODUCTIVE cough, with yellow or green sputum
• mild fever
• neutrophil leucocytosis
• wheeze
• occasional crackles heard on auscultation

Question 6

how do you treat acute bronchitis?

Answer 6

• if you were to give an antibiotic, it would be amoxicillin 3x a day.
• however, it isn’t known whether antibiotics just quicken up a recovery in healthy people or are actually needed