| Bronchitis is the inflammation of the | | | | showed that antibiotics are not the |
| bronchi of the lungs. It is a pulmonary | | | | right choice to treat Bronchitis, |
| disease from the COPD category. COPD | | | | because the most of them are caused by |
| means chronic obstructive pulmonary | | | | viruses which don't respond to this kind |
| disease and the agents that may lead to | | | | of treatment. The most appropriate |
| this disease are viruses, bacteria, | | | | medication is aspirin, an anti- fever |
| fungi or just breathing a polluted air, | | | | drug and steroids to open bronchial |
| smoking or breathing the cigarettes | | | | tubes and ease coughing. It is also very |
| smoke.Low temperatures in winter also | | | | important that the doctor prescribes |
| influences the inflammation. | | | | anti -tusive drugs. This kind of drugs |
| There are a lot of symptoms that are | | | | thin the mucus and they make coughing |
| characteristic in Bronchitis. First of | | | | more effective. And they also helps |
| all there is a persistent, | | | | patients to have a quiet sleep, this |
| expectorating, dry or wet cough which is | | | | because the dry coughing that |
| very frustrating for the patient, | | | | characterizes the early stages of |
| dyspnea or shortness of breath, fatigue, | | | | bronchitis wakes them up and don't let |
| mild fever and mild chest pains.The | | | | them sleep. So the best results are |
| breath sounds are also very important | | | | given by the oxygen therapy, |
| for the diagnosis. In Bronchitis apears | | | | bronchodilator drugs and if it is |
| the rhonchi which is the result of a | | | | necessary lung volume reduction surgery. |
| decreased intensity of breath sounds and | | | | The first symptoms in Bronchitis are dry |
| extended expiration. | | | | cough which turns into a wet one, fever, |
| There are two kinds of Bronchitis. The | | | | fatigue and headaches. All this may last |
| acute or the short -term Bronchitis and | | | | for few days, maximum eleven days but |
| the chronic or long -lasting one. There | | | | the coughing lasts for weeks and even |
| are different agents that determine the | | | | months. It is very important to mention |
| disease. Acute bronchitis is often the | | | | that acute Bronchitis is very |
| result of influenza, a cold or an | | | | contagious. If the symptoms lasts for |
| infection. It may be caused by viruses | | | | more than six months it is recommended |
| or bacteria. Smoking, pneumoconiosis, | | | | that the doctor makes the necessary |
| excessive alcohol consumption and | | | | examination to find the cause of the |
| exposure to cold and draught are the | | | | persistent coughing, because it can be |
| most frequent agents that cause chronic | | | | asthma or TB. In TB it is characteristic |
| Bronchitis. Chronic Bronchitis manifests | | | | the coughing accompanied by blood. |
| with a persistent cough that produces | | | | If the Bronchitis complicates it may |
| sputum that lasts from three to six | | | | cause pulmonary hypertension, chronic |
| months during one or two years. Only in | | | | respiratory failure or even heart |
| this circumstances we can speak about | | | | disease. |
| chronic Bronchitis. It also involves | | | | It is not very hard to avoid acute |
| long lasting irritation caused by | | | | Bronchitis. It is necessary just to wash |
| inhaling certain substances and | | | | your hands frequently, get more rest and |
| especially tobacco smoke. This harmful | | | | drink plenty of liquids. Acute |
| substances determine the glands of the | | | | bronchitis is usually caused by viruses |
| trachea and bronchi to increase the | | | | or bacteria. One can be contaminated |
| secretion of mucus. In this case the | | | | with this agents by breathing coughing |
| mucus can't be evacuated anymore and it | | | | droplets from the air or by touching |
| can determine the obstruction of the | | | | contaminated surfaces, by breathing |
| airways. It is also very possible that | | | | polluted, by smoking or breathing |
| an acute Bronchitis becomes chronic. | | | | cigarette smoke or other harmful smokes. |
| It is quite difficult to choose an | | | | It is recommended for the smokers in the |
| appropriate treatment in chronic | | | | early stages of chronic Bronchitis to |
| bronchitis. It is recommended to drink | | | | quit smoking. This will help them to |
| lots of liquids which are very helpful | | | | avoid complications and the treatment |
| for the evacuation of the mucus. It was | | | | will give best results. |