BRONCHITISBy: Katy Parmer and Matthew

Prater

OUTLINE

Vocab

Background

Diagnosis

Treatment

Statistics

Conclusion

Work Cited

VOCAB

Sputum- mucus one coughs up from their lungs

Bronchi- passage of airway that conducts air into the lungs

BACKGROUND

inflammation of the bronchi

2 Types

Acute- around 3 weeks

usually caused by viral infection

Chronic- around 3 months

tobacco smoking

DIAGNOSIS

Symptoms

Cough, Production of sputum, Fatigue, Shortness of breath, Slight fever and chills, Chest discomfort

Tests

Physical exam

listen to lungs

Some cases

Chest X-ray

Sputum test

Pulmonary function test

TREATMENT

Acute

Medications

antibiotics

cough medicine

Chronic

Therapies

pulmonary rehabilitation

STATISTICS

Nearly 9 million adults in the U.S. suffer from chronic bronchitis

CONCLUSION

Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs. It can be Acute and last a short amount of time or be Chronic and last up to a year. Tobacco smoking is the main cause of Chronic Bronchitis.

WORK CITEDFletcher, C., Peto, R., Tinker, C., & Speizer, F. E. (1976). The natural history of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. An eight-year study of early chronic obstructive lung disease in working men in London. Oxford University Press, 37 Dover Street, London. W1X 4AH.