Bronchitis

Introduction: Bronchitis

Description of Bronchitis

Bronchitis (medical condition): The two main types of bronchitis are very different in their onset and treatment: acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis. Acute ...more

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Bronchitis: Inflammation (swelling and reddening) of the bronchi.
Source: National Institute of Health

Bronchitis: inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Bronchitis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Bronchitis:

• Inflammation
• Mucous (766 causes)
• Membrane
• Bronchi

Bronchitis as a Disease

Bronchitis (medical condition): See Bronchitis (disease information).
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Bronchitis: Related Diseases

Bronchitis: Bronchitis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Respiratory infections
• Acute lower respiratory conditions
• Chest conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Allergy-like conditions
• Asthma-like conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic

More information on medical condition: Bronchitis:

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• Basic Summary for Bronchitis
• Types of Bronchitis
• Causes of Bronchitis
• Medication Causes of Bronchitis
• Symptoms of Bronchitis
• Complications of Bronchitis
• Treatments for Bronchitis

Bronchitis as a Symptom

Bronchitis (symptom): Inflammation of the bronchi as a symptom...more »

Bronchitis (symptom): See Bronchitis (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Bronchitis:

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Bronchitis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Bronchitis:

• COPD
• emphysema
• asthma
• aspergillosis
• tuberculosis
• lung abscess
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• flail chest
• lung collase
• lung fibrosis
• pneumoconiosis

Terms associated with Bronchitis:

More specific terms for Bronchitis:

• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchitis, Chronic

Source - MeSH 2007

• bronchiolitis
• chronic bronchitis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Bronchitis

• Bronchial Diseases
• Lung Diseases, Obstructive
• Respiratory Tract Infections

Source - MeSH 2007

• respiratory disease
• respiratory illness
• respiratory disorder

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Bronchitis

The following list attempts to classify Bronchitis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• respiratory disease,respiratory disorder,respiratory illness
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Bronchial Diseases
    • Bronchitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Lung Diseases
    • Lung Diseases, Obstructive
      • Bronchitis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
    • Bronchitis

External links related to: Bronchitis

• eMedicine - Bronchitis : Article by Samuel Ong, MD
• eMedicine - Bronchitis : Article by Samer Qarah, MD
• Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic bronchitis (Cochrane Review)

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