Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis

Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Acute Bronchitis includes the 13 symptoms listed below:

• Cold-like symptoms
• Painful cough
• Dry cough - dry cough in early stages
• Productive cough - usually in later stages
• Wheezing
• Throat pain
• Chest pain
• Pressure behind breastbone
• Coughing up pus in sputum
• Fever
• Generally unwell
• Trouble breathing
• Noisy breathing
• more information...»

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• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Acute Bronchitis
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Acute Bronchitis: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Acute Bronchitis:

• Chronic bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Bronchopneumonia (type of Pneumonia)
• Bronchiecstasis
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Acute Bronchitis:

• Physical examination
• ECG
• 12 lead ECG
• Chest x-ray
• Blood gases
• more tests...»

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Do I have Acute Bronchitis?

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• How serious is it?
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Acute Bronchitis: Medical Mistakes

• Asthma -- Health Mistakes
• Allergies -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Acute Bronchitis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Acute Bronchitis:

• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Acute Bronchitis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Acute Bronchitis includes:

• Common cold
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Flu
• Croup
• Bronchiolitis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 10 alternative diagnoses for Acute Bronchitis

Acute Bronchitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Acute Bronchitis:

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Cold-like symptoms - see all causes of Cold-like symptoms
• Coughing up pus in sputum - see all causes of Wet cough
• Dry cough - see all causes of Dry cough
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Generally unwell - see all causes of Malaise
• Noisy breathing - see all causes of Breathing symptoms
• Painful cough - see all causes of Cough
• Pressure behind breastbone - see all causes of Chest pressure
• Productive cough - see all causes of Productive cough
• Throat pain - see all causes of Throat pain
• Trouble breathing - see all causes of Breathing difficulties
• Wheezing - see all causes of Wheezing

Medical Books Online about Acute Bronchitis

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Acute Bronchitis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Acute Bronchitis.

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Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis: Online Medical Books

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Whooping cough: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

After an incubation period of about 7 to 10 days, B. pertussis enters the tracheobronchial mucosa, where it produces progressively tenacious mucus. Whooping cough follows a classic 6-week course that includes three stages, each of which lasts about 2 weeks.

First, the catarrhal stage characteristically produces an irritating hacking, nocturnal cough, anorexia, sneezing, listlessness, infected conjunctiva and, occasionally, a low-grade fever. This stage is highly communicable.

After a period of 7 to 14 days, the paroxysmal stage produces spasmodic and recurrent coughing that may expel tenacious mucus. Each cough characteristically ends in a loud, crowing inspiratory whoop; excessive coughing; and choking on mucus, causing vomiting. (Patients with persistent cough should be evaluated for whooping cough, because not every patient will develop paroxysms or the distinctive whooping sound.) Paroxysmal coughing may induce such complications as nosebleed, increased venous pressure, periorbital edema, conjunctival hemorrhage, hemorrhage of the anterior chamber of the eye, detached retina (and blindness), rectal prolapse, inguinal or umbilical hernia, seizures, atelectasis, and pneumonitis. In infants, choking spells may cause apnea, anoxia, and disturbed acid-base balance. During this stage, patients are highly vulnerable to fatal secondary bacterial or viral infections. Suspect such secondary infection (usually otitis media or pneumonia) in any whooping cough patient with a fever during this stage, because whooping cough itself seldom causes fever.

During the convalescent stage, paroxysmal coughing and vomiting gradually subside. However, for months afterward, even a mild upper respiratory tract infection may trigger paroxysmal coughing. (Paroxysmal coughing may not be present in partially immunized individuals.)

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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About signs and symptoms of Acute Bronchitis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Acute Bronchitis. This signs and symptoms information for Acute Bronchitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Acute Bronchitis signs or Acute Bronchitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Acute Bronchitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Acute Bronchitis symptoms.