Acute bronchitis

General characteristic of a disease

Usually acute bronchitis proceeds against the background of cold or laryngitis and represents an inflammation of a mucous membrane of bronchial tubes which extends on all surface of walls of this body over time.

At the healthy person of a wall of bronchial tubes are covered a set of fibers which constantly move and create slime current towards a throat. With it viruses, bacteria and particles of dust are brought out of our organism. The acute bronchitis at children and adults leads to the fact that slime becomes too viscous, the speed of its advance falls. As a result, viruses and bacteria get in cells. At the person the inflammation develops, cough and a phlegm develops, temperature in some cases rises. These are primary symptoms on which it is possible to distinguish an acute bronchitis unmistakably. Treatment of a disease depends on what microorganisms caused an inflammation. If if the state does not improve, it is necessary to see a doctor. If on bacteria it is possible to influence by means of antibiotics, then viruses demand absolutely other approach. However, we will tell slightly below about treatment of an acute bronchitis, in appropriate section.

Acute bronchitis – symptoms and a clinical picture

It is possible to carry to the major factors causing an acute bronchitis:

• the infectious processes resulting from action of viruses or bacteria;
• overcooling of an organism;
• dust particles;
• harmful working conditions, for example, chemical productions where at air there is a large amount of caustic substances;
• smoking;
• some heart diseases and other systems of an organism.

The acute bronchitis which symptoms are similar to symptoms of other diseases of upper respiratory tracts proves:

• sadneniye in a breast;
• dry cough;
• asthma;
• bystry fatigue, feeling of weakness;
• temperature increase.

In process of a course of a disease cough becomes more and more wet. It is connected with the fact that the phlegm begins to depart. Quite often it has mucous, purulent or mucopurulent structure. When listening lungs the doctor without problems defines wet and dry small-bubbling rattles.

At timely, adequate treatment the acute bronchitis passes for 4-7 day from the moment of emergence. If to neglect treatment process, then the disease will begin to progress in a chronic form, and in certain cases passes into asthma.

Besides, at the person acute obstructive bronchitis which proceeds against the background of an obstruction syndrome often develops. Its signs appear in the first day of a SARS. A characteristic symptom of this form of bronchitis are well heard dry rattles, that is, breath with the extended exhalation that is explained by narrowing or full obstruction of respiratory tracts at the expense of a thickening of a mucous membrane of bronchial tubes.

Acute bronchitis at children

100-200 cases of diseases of bronchitis annually are the share of each 1000 children. Usually the disease is a consequence of acute respiratory infections, mycoplasmas, a bacterial flora and chlamydias. If the acute bronchitis is diagnosed for the child, treatment has to be immediate as the disease leads to emergence of pulmonary and extra pulmonary complications. At children under 3 years acute obstructive bronchitis as the infection exerts strong impact on secretion of slime and change of the sizes of a mucous membrane is most often shown. For children 4 years are more senior bronchospasms are more characteristic.

Acute bronchitis – treatment of a disease

The acute bronchitis at children and adults has to be treated by means of a complex of actions. The task to recover bronchial passability, to remove a cause of illness (harmful factors) and infection effects is set for doctors.

At the first stages of treatment antibiotics, streptocides, vitamins of groups A, B and S. Otmetim at the same time are used that by means of antibiotics it is not impossible to fight against bronchospasms and, besides, they will be able to recover bronchial passability.

As a rule, to the sick person appoint a bed rest, massage, fortifying procedures and physiotherapy exercises. It is desirable for adult patients to refuse smoking completely. Tobacco smoke aggravates those complications by which the acute bronchitis is followed. Treatment of a disease continues during a long period. If at the person the exacerbation of a disease begins, to it antibiotics, means for fluidifying of a phlegm and expectorant drugs are appointed.

In especially hard cases carrying out bronchoalveolar lavage at which the special tube is entered into respiratory tracts of the person is recommended. Through it bronchial tubes are washed out by drugs for the purpose of reduction of amount of slime and rates of spread of an infection.

Good results at treatment of an acute bronchitis show: physiotherapeutic procedures (inhalations, electroprocedures), respiratory gymnastics, the warming compresses and mustard plasters. All these means can be applied easily in house conditions.

As the acute bronchitis leads to sharp easing of immunity, to patients appoint the vitamins and other drugs improving a condition of immune system. It is also desirable to keep to a rigid diet that will allow to cope with disease effects quicker.