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Chest x ray findings are normal in patients with acute bronchitis and thus, chest radiography is not routinely recommended. | Chest x ray findings are normal in patients with acute bronchitis and thus, chest radiography is not routinely recommended. | ||
== Chest x ray== | == Chest x ray== | ||
Normal view of the lungs is the most common finding. Chest x ray may be ordered in specific situations<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>, for example: | Normal view of the lungs is the most common finding. Chest x ray may be ordered in specific situations<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="pmid11255532">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gonzales R, Bartlett JG, Besser RE, Cooper RJ, Hickner JM, Hoffman JR, Sande MA |title=Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=134 |issue=6 |pages=521–9 |year=2001 |pmid=11255532 |doi= |url=}}</ref>, for example: | ||
:1. If pneumonia is suspected, | :1. If pneumonia is suspected, | ||
:2. If cough lasts for more than 3 weeks, | :2. If cough lasts for more than 3 weeks, | ||
:3. In high-risk patients, such as those at the extremes of age or those with COPD, recent pneumonia, malignancy, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, or immunocompromised or debilitated status to rule out ''[[Pneumonia]] | :3. In high-risk patients, such as those at the extremes of age or those with COPD, recent pneumonia, malignancy, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, or immunocompromised or debilitated status to rule out ''[[Pneumonia]],'' | ||
:4. Abnormal vital signs (pulse >100/minute, respiratory rate >24 breaths/minute, or temperature >38°C), | |||
:5. Rales or signs of consolidation on chest examination. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Overview
Chest x ray findings are normal in patients with acute bronchitis and thus, chest radiography is not routinely recommended.
Chest x ray
Normal view of the lungs is the most common finding. Chest x ray may be ordered in specific situations[1][2], for example:
- 1. If pneumonia is suspected,
- 2. If cough lasts for more than 3 weeks,
- 3. In high-risk patients, such as those at the extremes of age or those with COPD, recent pneumonia, malignancy, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, or immunocompromised or debilitated status to rule out Pneumonia,
- 4. Abnormal vital signs (pulse >100/minute, respiratory rate >24 breaths/minute, or temperature >38°C),
- 5. Rales or signs of consolidation on chest examination.
References
- ↑ Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
- ↑ Gonzales R, Bartlett JG, Besser RE, Cooper RJ, Hickner JM, Hoffman JR, Sande MA (2001). "Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background". Ann. Intern. Med. 134 (6): 521–9. PMID 11255532.