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Bronchitis |
Respiratory Infection, Bronchitis |
Bronchitis is an obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. It is a common disease of habitual tobacco smokers and residents of polluted cities. Like many disorders, bronchitis can be acute (short-term), or chronic (long-lasting). Chronic bronchitis is defined clinically as a persistent cough that produces sputum for at least three months in two consecutive years. Chronic bronchitis is predominantly caused by smoking, and has also been linked to ...
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- Acute Bronchitis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Acute Bronchitis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- AHRQ Report Says Doctors Commonly Treat Bronchiolitis with Medicines that May Be Ineffective (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- American Lung Association
- Antibiotic prescribing for adults with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis (Google Health)
- Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Structure Detail (American Medical Association)
- Bacterial vs Viral/Respiratory Tract Infections: When Should Antibiotics be Taken? (Cleveland Clinic)
- Blood Gas Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Bronchiolitis and Your Child (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bronchitis (Nemours Foundation)
- Bronchitis (HealthWorld)
- Bronchitis
- Bronchitis (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Bronchitis (Google Health)
- Bronchitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bronchitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bronchitis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Bronchitis (Medline Plus)
- Bronchitis (HealthWorld)
- Bronchitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Bronchitis (MayoClinic)
- Bronchitis (HealthWorld)
- Bronchitis Acute (HealthWorld)
- Bronchitis Chronic (HealthWorld)
- Childhood Bronchitis (HealthWorld)
- Chronic Bronchitis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Chronic Bronchitis (American Lung Association)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchiolitis (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchitis (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bronchitis, Chronic (National Institutes of Health)
- FASTATS: Bronchitis (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Heartsease (HealthWorld)
- Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Skin (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Home Oxygen Therapy (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- How Do the Lungs Work? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Inflammation in bronchial biopsies of subjects with chronic bronchitis: inverse relationship of (Google Health)
- JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing (American Medical Association)
- Lung Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Lung Health Education Program
- Spirometry (National Lung Health Education Program)
- Sundew (HealthWorld)
- Theophylline (Cleveland Clinic)
- Twelve-minute walking test for assessing disability in chronic bronchitis. (Google Health)
- Understanding PFT's (Pulmonary Function Testing) (Alpha 1 Association)
- What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
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