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What is the difference between an upper respiratory tract infection and a lower respiratory tract infection?
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∙ 10y ago
Sinuses are apart of your upper respitory tract, but the upper respitory tract also includes the nasal cavity, the pharynx and the larynx. A sinus infection is just an infection in your paranasal sinuses.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe primary difference is the location of the infection.
An upper respiratory tract infection would include infection of the nose, nasal cavity, nasal and paranasal sinuses, and the larynx and pharynx.
A lower respiratory tract infection would include infection of the trachea, bronchi or bronchial tree, and the lungs or pleural cavity.
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∙ 11y agoThe structures found in each of the respiratory tracts distinguish them from each other.
The upper respiratory tract includes the nose, nasal cavity, paranasal
sinuses, and pharynx.
The lower respiratory tract includes the larynx, trachea
, bronchial tree, and lungs.
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∙ 13y agoLower respiratory tract infections have secretions low down that can block the airways and prevent sufficient oxygen being available to the body.
An upper respiratory tract infection isn't so bad, because if your nose is blocked, you can breathe through your mouth and so oxygen availability isn't much of an issue.
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∙ 14y agoUpper is the nasopharynx down to your trachea and bronchi.
Lower is the actual lung parenchyma (tissue) itself.
An lower respiratory tract infection is likely a pneumonia.
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What are symptoms of lower respiratory infection?
How long is recovery from lower respiratory infection
Is lower respiratory tract infection curable?
yes
Acute lower respiratory tract infection?
Acute= severe. Lower Respiratory Tract= Respiratory system below the larynx. This refers to a pneumonia or a bronchitis.
What is the mode of transmission of lower respiratory tract infection?
airborne
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Antibacteria treat broad number of infection range upper respiratory infection lower respiratory infection gonorrhea tymphoid
What is use of taxim-o 200 tablet?
Antibacteria treat broad number of infection range upper respiratory infection lower respiratory infection gonorrhea tymphoid
What does the abbreviation uri mean?
URI most commonly stands for upper respiratory infection.Arterial Blood Gasupper respiratory infection (e.g. a cold)URI stands for Upper Respiratory Infection. This is often used in reference to a nasal or sinus infection. A lower respiratory infection would be pneumonia.Usually, this abbreviation stands for "Upper Respiratory Infection."
What are the symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus infection?
In children under two, the virus causes a serious lower respiratory infection in the lungs. In older children and healthy adults, it causes a mild upper respiratory infection
What does the medical abbreviation URI mean?
URI most commonly stands for upper respiratory infection.Arterial Blood Gasupper respiratory infection (e.g. a cold)URI stands for Upper Respiratory Infection. This is often used in reference to a nasal or sinus infection. A lower respiratory infection would be pneumonia.Usually, this abbreviation stands for "Upper Respiratory Infection."
What is the Subdural effsion Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
They are two different problems... Subdural Effusion is a collection of pus beneath the lining of the brain. It is usually a complication of bacterial meningitis, and is more common in infants. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection is exactly what it sounds like, an infection in the lower lungs and air passages.
What symptoms would you have if you had a respiratory system infection?
It would depend on where in the respiratory system the infection was, but coughing, especially a productive cough, is a major hallmark of lower respiratory infections. Chest pain is possible, but not guaranteed; same with fever. For an upper respiratory infection, I would expect a runny nose or nasal/sinus congestion.
What is respiratory syncytial virus infection?
a virus that can cause severe lower respiratory infections in children under the age of two, and milder upper respiratory infections in older children and adults.
