How To Treat Acute Bronchitis
Health Encyclopedia: Acute Bronchitis
Bronchitis - acute
Treatment
The goal of treatment is to relieve the symptoms.
In otherwise healthy people, antibiotics should only be prescribedafter 10-14 days of persistent cough. At that point, a bacterial infection or presence of sinusitis should be considered.
Medications called bronchodilators thatopen constricted air passages in the lungs (albuterol) are prescribed for patients with wheezing.
Decongestants (such as pseudoephedrine) may al...
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Health Guide
Pneumonia: Diagnosis
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...[For more information see In-Depth Report #62: Sinusitis.]Ruling Out Other Causes of CoughingAcute Bronchitis. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by a virus and in most cases is self-limiting. The... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Medications
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Medications
...asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and emphysema). Controlling these... Read more »
...obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). It works in the airways by... Read more »
...flu, or other breathing illnesses (e.g., sinusitis, bronchitis). Dextromethorphan is a cough... Read more »
...ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). Theophylline belongs to a... Read more »
...by ongoing lung disease (such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema). Theophylline belongs to... Read more »
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