BRONCHITIS By: Katy Parmer and Matthew Prater

OUTLINE Vocab Background Diagnosis Treatment Statistics Conclusion Work Cited

VOCAB Sputum- mucus one coughs up from their lungs Bronchi- passage of airway that conducts air into the lungs

BACKGROUND inflammation of the bronchi 2 Types Acute- around 3 weeks usually caused by viral infection Chronic- around 3 months tobacco smoking

DIAGNOSIS Symptoms Cough, Production of sputum, Fatigue, Shortness of breath, Slight fever and chills, Chest discomfort Tests Physical exam listen to lungs Some cases Chest X-ray Sputum test Pulmonary function test

TREATMENT Acute Medications antibiotics cough medicine Chronic Therapies pulmonary rehabilitation

STATISTICS Nearly 9 million adults in the U.S. suffer from chronic bronchitis

CONCLUSION Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi in the lungs. It can be Acute and last a short amount of time or be Chronic and last up to a year. Tobacco smoking is the main cause of Chronic Bronchitis.

WORK CITED Fletcher, C., Peto, R., Tinker, C., & Speizer, F. E. (1976). The natural history of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. An eight-year study of early chronic obstructive lung disease in working men in London. Oxford University Press, 37 Dover Street, London. W1X 4AH.