acute bronchitis

bronchitis /bron·chi·tis/ (brong-ki´tis) inflammation of one or more bronchi.bronchit´ic

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acute bronchitis  a short, severe attack of bronchitis, with fever and a productive cough.

chronic bronchitis  a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchial irritation, increased secretions and a productive cough lasting at least three months, two years in a row.

fibrinous bronchitis  bronchitis with violent cough, paroxysmal dyspnea, and expectoration of bronchial casts containing Charcot-Leyden crystals.

bronchitis obli´terans  that in which the smaller bronchi become filled with nodules composed of fibrinous exudate.

pseudomembranous bronchitis  fibrinous b.

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acute bronchitis.

See bronchitis.

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acute bronchitis

Pulmonology A lower RTI–up to 95% of which are viral–that causes reversible bronchial inflammation Clinical Cough, fever, sputum, wheezing, rhonchi DiffDx Asthma, aspergillosis, occupational exposure, chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, pneumonia Management Antibiotics rarely shorten the course of disease; bronchodilators–eg, albuterol may provide symptomatic relief. See Asthma.