How to judge bronchitis

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Cough is a common symptom of patients with bronchitis, and in life, there are many kinds of symptoms that can cause cough. Therefore, in order to determine whether you have bronchitis, we need to understand the methods of judging bronchitis.

How to judge bronchitis

First of all: acute bronchitis is often manifested as upper respiratory tract infection symptoms in the early stage of onset, patients usually have nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and hoarseness and other clinical manifestations. The general symptoms are mild, but there may be low fever, chills, fatigue, conscious throat itching, irritating cough and retrosternal pain.

Secondly, a variety of acute infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, pulmonary abscess, mycoplasma pneumonia, measles, pertussis, acute tonsillitis, as well as postnasal drip syndrome, cough variant asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, interstitial lung disease, acute pulmonary embolism and lung cancer, often have cough at the onset of the disease, and their symptoms are similar to those of acute bronchitis cough, At this time, it is necessary to carry out in-depth examination and make detailed identification in clinic.

Finally: the symptoms of influenza are quite similar to those of acute bronchitis, but it is not difficult to distinguish influenza from acute bronchitis in terms of its widespread epidemic, sudden onset, obvious poisoning symptoms, high fever and muscle soreness. Virus isolation and complement binding test can confirm the diagnosis.

matters needing attention

In daily life, it is necessary to take correct methods to judge whether they are suffering from bronchitis. On weekdays, patients should also pay attention to keeping the indoor air fresh, having a certain humidity, controlling and eliminating all kinds of harmful gases and smoke.