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==Overview==
Cigarette cessation, hand hygiene, vaccination, and decrease in occupational exposure are the mainstays to decrease the severity and the risk of bronchitis.
==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
===Acute bronchitis===
Effective measures for the primary prevention of [[acute bronchitis]] include environmental measures, hand hygiene, physical barriers, and vaccination.<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><ref name="pmid16428698">{{cite journal |vauthors=Braman SS |title=Chronic cough due to acute bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines |journal=Chest |volume=129 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=95S–103S |year=2006 |pmid=16428698 |doi=10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.95S |url=}}</ref>
*'''Environmental control:''' cigarette smoking, fumes, and aerosols can irritate the airways and aggravate the symptoms.
*'''Hand Hygiene:''' effective to reduce the pathogen circulation.
*'''Physical barriers:''' masks, gowns, gloves, and eye wears will reduce the rate of transmission.
*'''Vaccination:''' vaccination for [[influenza]] and [[pertussis]] will reduce the risk of this particular pathogens.
*'''Vitamin A:''' there is evidence to support prescribing [[vitamin A]] to help reduce the risk of [[lower respiratory tract]] infections in children.<ref name="pmid18254093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Chen H, Zhuo Q, Yuan W, Wang J, Wu T |title=Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=1 |pages=CD006090 |year=2008 |pmid=18254093 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD006090.pub2 |url=}}</ref>
===Chronic bronchitis===
To decrease the mortality, public health programs should continue efforts to reduce all exposure to the following:
*Tobacco smoke, including passive smoke exposure
*Occupational dusts and chemicals
*Other indoor and outdoor air pollutants linked to COPD


*DO NOT smoke.
*Get a yearly [[flu vaccine]] and a [[pneumococcal vaccine]] as directed by your doctor.
*Reduce your exposure to air pollution.
*Wash your [[hands]] (and your children's hands) frequently to avoid spreading [[viruses]] and other[[infections]].
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 29 July 2020

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

Bronchitis Main page

Patient Information

Overview

Causes

Classification

Acute bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis

Differential Diagnosis

Overview

Cigarette cessation, hand hygiene, vaccination, and decrease in occupational exposure are the mainstays to decrease the severity and the risk of bronchitis.

Primary Prevention

Acute bronchitis

Effective measures for the primary prevention of acute bronchitis include environmental measures, hand hygiene, physical barriers, and vaccination.[1][2]

  • Environmental control: cigarette smoking, fumes, and aerosols can irritate the airways and aggravate the symptoms.
  • Hand Hygiene: effective to reduce the pathogen circulation.
  • Physical barriers: masks, gowns, gloves, and eye wears will reduce the rate of transmission.
  • Vaccination: vaccination for influenza and pertussis will reduce the risk of this particular pathogens.
  • Vitamin A: there is evidence to support prescribing vitamin A to help reduce the risk of lower respiratory tract infections in children.[3]

Chronic bronchitis

To decrease the mortality, public health programs should continue efforts to reduce all exposure to the following:

  • Tobacco smoke, including passive smoke exposure
  • Occupational dusts and chemicals
  • Other indoor and outdoor air pollutants linked to COPD



References

  1. Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
  2. Braman SS (2006). "Chronic cough due to acute bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines". Chest. 129 (1 Suppl): 95S–103S. doi:10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.95S. PMID 16428698.
  3. Chen H, Zhuo Q, Yuan W, Wang J, Wu T (2008). "Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (1): CD006090. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006090.pub2. PMID 18254093.

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