Alternative for treatment failure: parenteral therapy (home or hospital); sputum culture-based or adjusted therapy; consider referral to specialist Group III (suppurative CB) First-line oral ...

About one in 20 people experience bronchitis every year, despite it being a respiratory infection no one wants. Its most common symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness, low fever, fatigue, ...

Bronchitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the airways. Steroids can sometimes help with chronic bronchitis but are not recommended for acute bronchitis. There are two main types of bronchitis: ...

Sinus infections and bronchitis can cause similar symptoms, such as coughing and fever. Both usually go away without treatment, but people can take some steps to ease their symptoms. Sinus infections ...

A quality measure reduced antibiotic use for patients with acute bronchitis but led to use of an alternative diagnosis, offsetting most of the observed improvement. To determine whether diagnostic ...

As cold and flu season draws nearer, and especially in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we’re quickly being reminded of just how many illnesses and respiratory infections are out there. Oh, ...

Although they are different conditions, there are similarities between bronchiolitis and bronchitis. Both conditions cause inflammation, for example, but they affect different areas of the lung. The ...