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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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><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> | Normal view of the lungs is the most common finding. Chest x-ray may be ordered in specific situations, including:<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> | ||
* Suspicion of [[pneumonia]] | |||
* [[Cough]] lasting for greater than 3 weeks | |||
* In high-risk patients, | |||
** Extremes ends of the age spectrum | |||
** Patients with [[COPD]], recent pneumonia, [[malignancy]], [[congestive heart failure]], [[tuberculosis]], or those who are [[immunocompromised]] or have debilitated status | |||
* Abnormal vital signs (pulse >100/minute, respiratory rate >24 breaths/minute, or temperature >38°C) | |||
* [[Rales]] or signs of consolidation on chest examination | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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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.
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, including:[1][2]
- Suspicion of pneumonia
- Cough lasting for greater than 3 weeks
- In high-risk patients,
- Extremes ends of the age spectrum
- Patients with COPD, recent pneumonia, malignancy, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, or those who are immunocompromised or have debilitated status
- Abnormal vital signs (pulse >100/minute, respiratory rate >24 breaths/minute, or temperature >38°C)
- 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.