RT Book, Section
A1 Lefebvre, Cedric W.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166532659
T1 Acute Bronchitis and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166532659
RD 2024/04/18
AB Acute  bronchitis  is  a  self-limited  respiratory  infection  causing  inflammation  of  the  large  airways  characterized  by  cough  without  evidence  of  pneumonia.  The  common  cold  is  a  viral  infection  of  the  upper  respiratory  tract,  primarily  affecting  the  nasal  mucosa  causing  congestion,  rhinorrhea,  and  sneezing.  Influenza,  or  the  flu,  is  a  respiratory  illness  with  fever,  myalgias,  cough,  and  fatigue.  The  clinical  syndromes  associated  with  these  conditions  overlap,  and  their  causative  pathogens  are  often  similar.  Infections  of  the  upper  respiratory  tract  also  cause  specific  clinical  conditions  such  as  otitis  media  (see  Chapter  242,  “Ear  Disorders”),  pharyngitis  and  epiglottitis  (see  Chapter  246,  “Neck  and  Upper  Airway”),  bronchiolitis  (see  Chapter  116,  “Neonatal  Emergencies  and  Common  Neonatal  Problems”),  tracheitis  (see  Chapter  126,  “Stridor  and  Drooling  in  Infants  and  Children”),  and  sinusitis  (see  Chapter  244,  “Nose  and  Sinuses”).