How To Treat 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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Expert & Community Posts
Asking Questions, Getting Answers, and Moving Forward
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...to the combination of two lung diseases: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. There is some... Read more »
My First Post
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...and wheezing. There were colds, flu, infections, bronchitis and pneumonia. The pneumonia... Read more »
COPD and asthma: What's the difference?
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...diseases, with most patients affected by both chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Less common... Read more »
Asthma and Acid Reflux
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis) Read more »
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Health Guide
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchitis - chronic Treatment There is no cure for chronic bronchitis. The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent complications. It is... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...persistent coughing are asthma, postnasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and chronic bronchitis. Other obvious common causes of chronic cough include heavy smoking or the use of... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Diagnosis
...[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 »Infant Acid Reflux and Infant GERD symptoms
...RESPIRATORY: Constant runny nose, stuffy nose, frequent upper respiratory infections, sinus infections, bronchitis, croup, wheezing asthma, night cough, throat clearing, noisy or labored... Read more »Sinusitis: Highlights
...label. In December 2006, the FDA recommended that Ketek should not be used in patients with sinusitis or bronchitis. Read more »Images
Medications
...asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and emphysema). Controlling these... Read more »
...ongoing lung disease (e.g., asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). Theophylline belongs to a... Read more »
...flu, or other breathing illnesses (e.g., sinusitis, bronchitis). Dextromethorphan is a cough... Read more »
...obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). It works in the airways by... Read more »
...by ongoing lung disease (such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema). Theophylline belongs to... Read more »
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