Treatment of acute bronchitis in adults without underlying lung disease

Review: beta2-agonists are ineffective but increase adverse effects in acute bronchitis without underlying pulmonary disease.

Pattern of chronic lung lesions in adults with sickle cell disease in Lagos, Nigeria

Background: The vascular response to recurrent tissue hypoxia and reperfusion following red blood cell sickling causes acute chest syndrome and chronic lung disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of chronic lung lesions and possible risk factors in sickle cell patients in lagos, Nigeria.Methods: From July 2012 to April 2013, Pulmonary function test (PFT) and chest-x-ray...

[Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis].

Cough is the most common symptom bringing patients to the primary care physician's office, and acute bronchitis is usually the diagnosis in these patients. Acute bronchitis should be differentiated from other common diagnoses, such as pneumonia and asthma, because these conditions may need specific therapies not indicated for bronchitis. Symptoms of bronchitis typically last about three weeks. ...

Acute Bronchitis — Differential Diagnosis and Treatment

Acute Bronchitis — Differential Diagnosis and Treatment