Acute Bronchitis
An acute bronchitis is an inflammation in the larger branching airways (bronchi). They are usually associated with a cold or flu. The disease is usually harmless, but is often accompanied by a cough accompanied excruciating.
The acute infection of the upper respiratory tract, including the acute bronchitis, are the most common diseases in general. An accumulation of these colds and other diseases can be found mainly in spring and autumn.
In the case of diseases which are caused by viruses, we can only alleviate the symptoms. Bacterial infections are treatable with antibiotics.
In the case of acute bronchitis following drugs can be used:
Schleimlösende substances (Mukolytika): This should not, however, in combination with hustenstillenden taking drugs, because the cough important for the removal of Schleims.
Still cough medicines end: This should only attraction at quälendem cough in the night taking.
Antibiotics: They will be used if bacteria are the cause or the threat of an additional bacterial infection (super-infection) after a Virusinfekt.
Bronchienerweiternde drugs with short-term effect (sympathomimetics as beta-2-agonists), especially in children. With a spastic bronchitis (cramp narrowing of the bronchi) to alleviate the complaints
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis is a long-term disease of the respiratory tract. The World Health Organization WHO speaks of chronic bronchitis, when a patient is in two consecutive years in at least three consecutive months cough and sputum happen.
In Germany suffer estimated that more than six million people in chronic bronchitis. The disease frequency decreases with increasing age. Men are from chronic bronchitis about three times more frequently than women.
The exact medication discuss with your doctor, but usually are used drugs following:
Schleimlösende drugs (Expektoranzien) and
Antibiotics for bacterial infections.
Is the chronic bronchitis in a chronic obstructive bronchitis transferred are - depending on the severity - the following drugs from the German Atemwegsliga recommended:
Step 1: Need of inhalation of short bronchienerweiternde anticholinergic drugs such as beta-2 or sympathomimetic (eg Tiotropiumbromid, salbutamol)
Level 2: inhalation of additional long-bronchienerweiternde anticholinergic drugs such as beta-2 or sympathomimetic (eg Tiotropiumbromid, salbutamol)
Step 3: additional inhaled corticosteroids.
Step 4: additional measures like oxygen - Long-term therapy or surgery
First, the advice: Listen to smoke - it is never too late! In addition, you should note the following:
Operate breathing exercises.
Let the spinal tap (Klopfmassagen) - promotes Abhusten of Schleimes.
Hold is not in smoky rooms.
Avoid strong with pollutants (dust, smoke) impacted areas and places.
Contact the company doctor with a high pollution in the workplace.
Let yourself against influenza and pneumococcal vaccinated.
Let immediately treat!
The tips are often given to drink plenty of water or regularly with salt water to inhale, certainly not hurt.
Physical exertion in moderation helps the immune system to be strengthened. Light, regular sports in the fresh air increases the overall condition and treatment can have a positive effect.
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April 2nd, 2008, at 1:04 pm #