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==Overview==
==Overview==
Careful history taking and physical examination may lead to specific etiologic findings<ref name="pmid17108344">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wenzel RP, Fowler AA |title=Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=20 |pages=2125–30 |year=2006 |pmid=17108344 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp061493 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17543257">{{cite journal |vauthors=Graffelman AW, le Cessie S, Knuistingh Neven A, Wilemssen FE, Zonderland HM, van den Broek PJ |title=Can history and exam alone reliably predict pneumonia? |journal=J Fam Pract |volume=56 |issue=6 |pages=465–70 |year=2007 |pmid=17543257 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.
Careful history taking and physical examination may lead to specific etiologic findings<ref name="pmid17108344">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wenzel RP, Fowler AA |title=Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=355 |issue=20 |pages=2125–30 |year=2006 |pmid=17108344 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp061493 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17543257">{{cite journal |vauthors=Graffelman AW, le Cessie S, Knuistingh Neven A, Wilemssen FE, Zonderland HM, van den Broek PJ |title=Can history and exam alone reliably predict pneumonia? |journal=J Fam Pract |volume=56 |issue=6 |pages=465–70 |year=2007 |pmid=17543257 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.
 
==History==
The patient presents with cough and wheezing that started lately with or without fever. The other symptoms include malaise and myalgia<ref name="pmid21121518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Albert RH |title=Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1345–50 |year=2010 |pmid=21121518 |doi= |url=}}</ref>..
==Symptoms==
==Symptoms==
Symptoms of [[acute bronchitis]]are typically related to irritation of airways. Sometimes, constitutional symptoms presents<ref name="pmid21121518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Albert RH |title=Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1345–50 |year=2010 |pmid=21121518 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.
Symptoms of [[acute bronchitis]]are typically related to irritation of airways. Sometimes, constitutional symptoms presents<ref name="pmid21121518">{{cite journal |vauthors=Albert RH |title=Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=82 |issue=11 |pages=1345–50 |year=2010 |pmid=21121518 |doi= |url=}}</ref>.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Careful history taking and physical examination may lead to specific etiologic findings[1][2].

History

The patient presents with cough and wheezing that started lately with or without fever. The other symptoms include malaise and myalgia[3]..

Symptoms

Symptoms of acute bronchitisare typically related to irritation of airways. Sometimes, constitutional symptoms presents[3].

1. Bronchial irritation symptoms:

Note that despite common sense,phlegm production does not necessarily indicate bacterial infection[3].

2. Constitutional Symptoms:

Bronchitis caused by Adenovirus may cause systemic and gastroentestinal symptoms.[4]

References

  1. Wenzel RP, Fowler AA (2006). "Clinical practice. Acute bronchitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 355 (20): 2125–30. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp061493. PMID 17108344.
  2. Graffelman AW, le Cessie S, Knuistingh Neven A, Wilemssen FE, Zonderland HM, van den Broek PJ (2007). "Can history and exam alone reliably predict pneumonia?". J Fam Pract. 56 (6): 465–70. PMID 17543257.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
  4. "Civilian Outbreak of Adenovirus Acute Respiratory Disease -- South Dakota, 1997". Retrieved 2007-10-08.


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