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Explain the essentials of diagnosis for respiratory diseases such as acute bronchitis.
Productive cough (mucoid to mucopurulent), fever, rhonchi and crepitation in the chest with occasional wheeze, absence of X-ray findings.
What are the essentials of diagnosis for adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Dyspnoea, tachypnoea, anxiety, altered sensorium, arterial hypoxemia with hypocapnoea, diffuse alveolar and interstitial infiltrates on chest X-ray, decreased pulmonary compliance.
What are the recommended treatments for acute bronchitis?
Bedrest with complete prohibition of smoking, hot drinks such as tea or coffee to help expectoration, steam or tincture benzoin co-inhalation to relieve cough, linctus codeine for non-productive cough, Benadryl expectorant or Zeet pita expectorant for productive cough, and antibiotics only in severe or complicated cases.
What are the conditions associated with adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Massive trauma, hypotension of any cause, cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, severe infections, septicemia, narcotic overdose, etc.
What are the underlying pulmonary changes in adult respiratory distress syndrome?
Damage to pulmonary capillary endothelium producing increased permeability, interstitial and alveolar hemorrhage, and edema.
Test your knowledge on the essentials of acute bronchitis diagnosis and treatment including symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and recommended treatments.
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