How to treat acute bronchitis

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In clinical practice, acute bronchitis is mostly cough symptoms, and once suffering from the disease, but also to rush treatment, the following article will introduce the method of treatment of acute bronchitis.

How to treat acute bronchitis

Method 1: patients should rest until their temperature is normal. Patients should be encouraged to drink water during fever. Antipyretic analgesics (such as aspirin or paracetamol for adults and paracetamol for children) can relieve discomfort and reduce body temperature.

Method 2: if accompanied by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), purulent sputum or persistent high fever and severe condition, antibiotics should be used. For most adult patients, oral administration of tetracycline or ampicillin is the first choice, and TMP-SMX is the alternative treatment. Children under 8 years old should not use tetracycline, but amoxicillin.

Method 3: if the symptoms continue or relapse, or the patient's condition is aggravated, sputum smear and culture should be done at this time. Then antibiotics were selected according to the dominant pathogens and their drug sensitivity test. If the pathogen is Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydia pneumoniae, erythromycin can be given.

matters needing attention

For the treatment of acute bronchitis, we can take the above methods for treatment, and in the diet, we should pay attention not to eat spicy food, do not eat too salty, do not eat greasy food, so as not to aggravate the disease.