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Bronchitis: Coughs
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Bronchitis is inflammation of the tubes that carry air to the lungs (bronchial tubes). When these tubes are inflamed, they swell and produce mucus (sputum). The swollen tubes and increased mucus trigger coughing and may make it more difficult for you to breathe. There are two types of bronchitis:
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Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes, the airways that connect the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs. This delicate, mucus-producing lining covers and protects the respiratory system, the organs and tissues involved in breathing. When a person has bronchitis, it may be harder for air to pass in and out of the lungs than it normally would, the tissues become irritated and more mucus is produced. The most common symptom of bronchitis is a cough.
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Bronchitis is an inflammation of the medium sized airways in your lungs. It can last for weeks and often has symptoms of a bad cough, lots of phlegm coming up from the lungs, and shortness of breath and wheezing. The phlegm is often caused by the airway inflammation, and it can ... be the cause of breathing problems.
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Bronchitis is a type of inflammation that causes coughing, wheezing and possibly fever. It hits about 5 percent of adults in the United States every year. Most cases aren't serious and eventually go away on their own.
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Rest and oral fluids are recommended in the fever stage of acute bronchitis. Antibiotics are used when the sputum becomes dark green or yellow, indicating a bacterial infection. For most adults, tetracycline (Achromycin®, Sumycin®) or ampicillin (Amficot®, Omnipen®, Principen®, Totacillin®) are the antibiotics used first. Alternatively trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim®, Septra®) may be recommended. Symptomatic treatment of cough may be given to aid sleep, although coughing is important during the day to clear out infected sputum. Antitussives (cough suppressants) include dextromethorphan (e.g., Benylin® DM, Vicks® Formula 44) and codeine.
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Dosages for children are very different from adults and that is understandable, for treating the acute symptoms of bronchitis in children symptomatically. A careful preparation has to be made in the measurements of various constituents, for example to treat cough related troubles in children, what is recommended is a cough syrup made out of slippery elm, flavored with licorice, and including marshmallow root, and or if that is unavailable osha root. The concoction is manufactured by simmering equal parts of each component in a tincture with measurements representing 40 drops of tincture or 1 tablespoon of whole herb mixed in with about a quart of water for twenty minutes. Age is ... a determining factor in the treatment and preparation of the dose, for example sweetening the mixture with honey may make it more palatable for children over a year old. Dosage to children may go somewhat like this a teaspoon every other hour for the first day, giving a total of about eight teaspoons per day. And increasing or decreasing the teaspoons as the cough subsides or remains, if the cough subsides then the best way to go about it would be to continue at about six teaspoons, four to six times a day until the complete abatement of the cough.
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