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Diagnosis
To diagnose acute bronchitis, your health-care provider will ask about your medical history, especially whether you recently have had an upper-respiratory infection. Your doctor also will listen to your chest with a stethoscope to try to detect sounds of wheezing or blocked airways. The level of oxygen in your blood may be tested using a small device that closes gently over a finger. If your health-care provider hears any suspicious lung sounds during the physical examination, or if...
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Chronic bronchitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bronchitis - chronic Treatment There is no cure for chronic bronchitis. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent... Read more »
Acute bronchitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bronchitis - acute Prevention Good handwashing is one of the best ways to avoid exposure to viruses and other respiratory infections. ... Read more »
Acute bronchitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Bronchitis - acute Symptoms Cough Stays steady or gets increasingly worse for 10 days to 2 weeks ... Read more »
Acute bronchitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Acute bronchitis isinflammation of the main airways to the lungs called the bronchi. It is usually caused by an infection. Symptomsof acute... Read more »
Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Chronic asthmatic bronchitis refers to an underlying asthmatic problem in patients in whom the asthma has become so persistent that clinically... Read more »
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