Acute Bronchitis Research Papers

Infants with acute bronchiolitis may present with a wide range of clinical symptoms and severity, from mild upper respiratory infections to impending respiratory failure. Typically, these symptoms include tachypnea, wheezing, cough, crackles, use of accessory muscles, and/or nasal flaring. An infant with bronchiolitis will often present as having a “seasonal viral illness characterized by fever, nasal discharge and a dry, wheezy cough” (Conquest, Cremonesini, & Neill, 2013). During the first seventy-two hours of illness, the infant typically becomes worse before the symptoms begin to improve. An infant with bronchiolitis will present with 2-3 days of symptoms similar to that of the

In Chronic bronchitis (blue bloaters) the following is normally found within the following patients: obesity, experiencing frequent coughing with expectoration, upon auscultation you can hear coarse rhonchi and wheezing. Patients may have signs of right heart failure (i.e., cor pulmonale), such as edema and cyanosis, however this can be miss diagnosed since these are also signs of congestive heart failure (CHF). One crude bedside test for distinguishing COPD from CHF is peak expiratory flow. In patients with Emphysema (pink puffers) patients will show the following signs or symptoms: may be very thin with a barrel chest, they will have little or no cough or expectoration, breathing may be assisted by pursed lips and use of accessory respiratory muscles; they may adopt the tripod sitting position. The chest may be hyper resonant, and wheezing may be heard; heart sounds are very distant. Overall appearance is more like classic COPD exacerbation. The damage to the lungs caused by emphysema is not reversible but is

This paper will discuss a case study of Liam, a three-month-old boy who is transferred from the General Practitioner (GP) to paediatric ward with bronchiolitis. Initially, Liam’s chief health issues will be identified, following by nursing assessment and diagnoses of the child’s need. Focus will be made on the management of two major health problems: respiratory distress and dehydration, and summary and evaluation of the interventions with evidence of learning. Lastly, a conclusion of author’s self-evaluation will be present.

Bronchitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi, the airways that carry airflow from the trachea into the lungs. The thin mucus lining of these airways can become irritated and swollen; the cells that make up the lining may leak fluids in response to the inflammation. Bronchitis most often occurs during the cold and flu season usually coupled with an upper respiratory infection. Bronchitis can be divided into two categories: acute or chronic each of which has distinct etiologies, pathologies, and therapies. I chose this condition because it seemed like an interesting topic to research on, and I am also interested in learning more

The World Health Organization (WHO) (2006A) defines COPD as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not wholly reversible. The airflow limitation is usually both progressive and associated with abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases. John's chronic bronchitis is defined, clinically, as the presence of a chronic productive cough for 3 months in each of 2 successive years, provided other causes of chronic cough have been ruled out. (Mannino, 2003). The British lung Foundation (BLF) (2005) announces that chronic bronchitis is the inflammation and eventual scarring of the lining of the bronchial tubes which is the explanation for John's dyspnea. The BLF (2005) believe that when the bronchi become inflamed less air is able to flow to and from the lungs and once the bronchial tubes have been irritated over a long period of time, excessive mucus is produced. This increased sputum results from an increase in the size and number of goblet cells (Jeffery, 2001) resulting in John's excessive mucus production. The lining of the bronchial tubes becomes thickened and an irritating cough develops, (Waugh & Grant 2004) which is an additional symptoms that john is experiencing.

Many individuals experience the ill effects of various types of lung maladies or disorder which are not effectively cured, but rather bring serious and unpleasant issues. Some of the most regular states of this sort are asthma, bronchitis, and different sorts of cough.

Patients who have flu tend to appear sick and weak. Troullos, Baird, & Jayawardena (2014) states that a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat are the most common symptoms for people who have colds. However, J.B. did not show any weakness or have the other symptoms stated above. She only had mild coughs, fever for one day, and sore throat. Kinkade & Long (2016) states that the other common symptoms of acute bronchitis including sputum production, nasal congestion, headache, and dyspnea. However, J.B. denied these symptoms.

The symptoms usually last for at least two weeks or even longer to about several months. Each bout of coughing usually last a minute to two. Symptoms of these include:

According to Pratter, Brightling, Boulet, and Irwin, (2006), based on duration, cough can be divided into three categories: acute, lasting < 3

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These signs and symptoms can be divided into three stages and they are catarrhal stage, paroxysmal stage and convalescent stage (Bocka, 2015). Catarrhal is the first stage and may last one to two weeks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). The presentation is nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, low-grade fever, tearing and conjunctival suffusion (Bocka, 2015). It is during this stage that it is hard to distinguish from a common upper respiratory infection (Bocka, 2015). The second stage, paroxysmal stage and it can last from one to six weeks, however it may extend up to ten weeks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). This stage produces: posttussive vomiting and turning red with coughing and paroxysms (coughing fits) of intense coughing lasting up to several minutes, occasionally followed by a loud whoop, vomiting and exhaustion after a paroxysms (Bocka, 2015). The whoop sounds occurs in infants older than six months and children, but for those who are younger than six months they have episodes of apnea (Bocka, 2015). The third and final stage, convalescent stage and lasts about two to three weeks (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). This stage presents with a chronic cough that may last for weeks (Bocka, 2015). If someone who has been vaccinated get pertussis their cough won’t last as many days, coughing

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Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diagnoses encountered in a primary care setting. It affects millions of individuals resulting in significant impact on health of patients and health care industry. Studies have shown that 90% of times acute bronchitis is caused by a virus, yet health care providers are failing to treat or manage these patients with appropriate therapies (Knutson & Braun, 2002). The focus of this paper is to review the guidelines for treatment of acute bronchitis after differentiating acute bronchitis from other common respiratory disease in terms of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications and patient education. Understanding the evaluation and treatment guidelines, nurse practitioners can provide evidence-based practice for patients with acute bronchitis.