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Lower respiratory tract infection ( LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess and acute bronchitis. Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, fever, coughing and fatigue. [ 3] A routine chest X-ray is not always necessary for people who have symptoms of ...
Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short-term bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. [ 2][ 1] The most common symptom is a cough. [ 1] Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [ 2] The infection may last from a few to ...
When chronic bronchitis occurs together with decreased airflow it is known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [27] [26] Many people with chronic bronchitis have COPD, however most people with COPD do not also have chronic bronchitis. [10] [28] Estimates of the number of people with COPD who have chronic bronchitis are 7 to 40%.
Plastic bronchitis ( PB) is a disorder in which branching casts of the airways are expectorated. PB is not a single disease with a defined mechanism that explains the cast formation in all conditions. Examples of diseases associated with expectoration of casts, and which sometimes are labeled PB include tuberculosis, atypical mycobacterial ...
An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis ( AECB ), is a sudden worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms including shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm that typically lasts for several days. It may be triggered by an infection with bacteria ...
Croup is a relatively common condition that affects about 15% of children at some point. [4] It most commonly occurs between six months and five years of age but may rarely be seen in children as old as fifteen. [3] [4] [9] It is slightly more common in males than females. [9] It occurs most often in autumn. [9]
464.3 Epiglottitis, acute. 464.4 Croup. 465 Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple or unspecified sites. 465.9 Upper respiratory infection, acute, NOS. 466 Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis. 466.0 Bronchitis, acute. 466.11 Bronchiolitis, acute, due to RSV.
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (or other combinations with airway or hyperreactivity, BH used as a general abbreviation) [ 1] is a state characterised by easily triggered bronchospasm (contraction of the bronchioles or small airways). Bronchial hyperresponsiveness can be assessed with a bronchial challenge test.