Bronchitis

MRSA infections are resistant to an antibiotic called methicillin and also to many other types of antibiotics. Resistance means that the bacteria are not killed by the antibiotic.

MRSA strains of bacteria are no more aggressive or infectious than other strains of S. aureus. However, infections are much more difficult to treat because many antibiotics do not work. Infections with MRSA can sometimes become more severe than they may otherwise have been if the cause of the MRSA infection is not diagnosed early and antibiotics that are not effective are given at first.

In some cases, it can lead to serious health problems such as blood poisoning and infections of the lungs, bones or the heart valve. A small number of people die from the effects of MRSA

Would most likely work with a respiratory therapist to improve breathing if needed along with otter tests and procedures as the Dr sees fit

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Acute laryngotracheobronchitis is "croup". It is caused by one of the 4 strains of flu viruses. Although babies typically get croup, it is a rare but severe infection in adults. And adult occurrences are increasing.

The virus is typically most active from October to May. The virus is airborne but only lives a few hours outside the host (the human body). It can live on hands and surfaces, such as doorknobs and countertops, but it can be killed or contained by simple soap and water.

This illness is *highly* contagious. In adults it can cause upper respiratory tract infection, cough, shortness of breath, and stridor (one of many "bad" sounds that can occur in the lungs when infection or blockage is present). Although kids have a higher temperature and adults often have no fever, adults can have more narrowing of the subglottic area (the glottis becomes swollen, making it hard to swallow). Between the subglottic narrowing and the shortness of breath, many adults end up on ventilators to assist their breathing.

Any adult with severe symptoms of an upper respiratory condition, with a heavy "barking" cough, should see their doctor as soon as possible. *Please let the doctor's office know when you call that you have been exposed to others with croup. The office may not want you to come in because you could infect the staff and other patients.

Treatments

Lungs and breathing must be protected, so doctors often order medications suitable for asthma. These may be inhalers, or nebulizer treatments at home. It is important to follow directions as given. Report side effects if any occur.

Doctors might prescribe Z-pak for viral infections. But doctors could decide to start an antibiotic simply because the risk is high to develop bacterial or viral pneumonia.

Ask the doctor about what brand of cough syrup to use. You probably will need an expectorant, which helps bring secretions out of the lungs so you can cough it up and spit it into a tissue. ** Use good sanitary measures; keep the tissues in a bag that's easy to throw away; and use good handwashing.

Regular Tylenol can help relieve aches and pains, and an over-the-counter throat spray can help the sore throat.

Doctors may also prescribe a pill that helps break up secretions and helps dry the lungs from the infection. Report side effects.

Doctors may also give you steroids, either a 5-day or 10-day pack. It is important to take these *exactly* as instructed and to finish the med. If you have side effects, report them immediately. Young women should know that steroids can change the frequency of the menstrual cycle because steroids act on hormones; if this happens, the doctor can later give a different med to re-regulate your periods. Consult your doctor.

Otherwise, salt water gargles, rest, and breathing cooler air helps croup.

Make sure to protect the community, your friends, your family, and especially anyone who is very young, very old, or people who already are ill. For example, a person who already suffers from asthma or COPD would be very vulnerable to croup infections. Stay home; call off from school or work. Cough into a tissue or into your elbow. Un-infected members of the family should find different rooms to sleep rather than with the infected person. Move babies to a "clean" room and ask healthy family members to care for the baby and young children.

An adult with croup should NOT treat this illness lightly. It is NOT just a "bad cold". It is a severe and potentially life-threatening condition for adults, despite the silly images that the name "croup" evokes. If your airway starts to feel very tight, or you begin to have severe shortness of breath, you need to be seen or re-seen.

As always in an upper respiratory illness or urinary tract infection, AND especially with the meds needed to treat this illness, drink extra water. Room temperature or cold drinks will often help more than warm drinks, because the cold soothes the swollen throat tissues. But do push fluids. Low salt soups, broths, juices, and water are great. Remember that milk can coat secretions and make you feel like you are gagging--- if you must have milk, drink cool water in between each swallow of milk because the water will help wash the milk off the secretions in your throat.

If you'd like to read one of the physician journal articles about adult croup, I found one from the year 2000 that addresses adult croup.

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My doctor has put me on inhaled steroids (Symbicort) to ease the coughing. Apart from that, the only thing that really helps is steam - pour boiling water in a bowl and hang over it with a towel over your head. Add Vicks or some other inhalant to the water if desired but steam alone is enough. This eases the cough and the tightness. Also drink plenty of fluids. Don't forget the Vick's Vapo Rub. This opens up adult airways just as well.

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NOTE: Steam opens nasal passages. BUT croup is NOT a nasal condition. It is also NOT a lower lung condition. Adult croup involves the glottis in the throat-- croup can cause significant throat swelling in adults. Steam will swell the affected tissues. So steam heat or mist is NOT recommended. Rather, breath cooler air, such as from a cool mist humidifier. Keep rooms cooler. Adults rarely get fevers with adult croup so you will not make yourself sicker. Instead, cooler air and medications will make it much easier to breathe.

Equal pressure point (EPP) is the point where Intrapleural pressure and Alveolar pressure are equal. This is similar to the Starling resistor concept in the lung. Instead of flow being determined by the difference between alveolar and mouth pressure- flow is determined by the difference between alveolar and Intrapleural pressure difference.

In forced expiration, both intrapleural pressure and alveolar pressure will increase. However alveolar pressure will decrease along the length of the airway until a pressure of zero at the mouth, whereas intrapleural pressure will remain the same. Therefore there will be a point where intrapleural pressure will be equal and subsequently greater than alveolar pressure.

If the EPP occurs in the larger cartilaginous airways, the airway remains open. However, if the EPP is in the smaller airways, it will collapse.

Increasing the force of expiration does not overcome EPP since it will increase both alveolar and intrapleural pressure.

Another interesting concept is that EPP moves distally as expiration progresses because as air leaves the alveolar unit, the pressure in the alveolar decreases hence the pressure in the airway decreases as well.

EPP is the cause of dynamic airway compression.

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1. Bronchitis affects your expiratory reserve volume because Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi and the bronchioles which causes air passage to decrease so it's harder for a person to breath out so much air when they have an inflammation in their bronchi and bronchioles.

Those can be definitive signs of infection and you should contact your health care professional to find out if you need an examination and treatment.

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Yes u can die from it

Cystic fibrosis has had reported incidents since the early 17th century. The poem Woe Is the Child gives a description of a child at this time period who had CF. The first clear description and medical entry for CF was made in 1938.

Cystic fibrosis has had reported incidents since the early 17th century. The poem Woe Is the Child gives a description of a child at this time period who had CF. The first clear description and medical entry for CF was made in 1938.

There is no cure, only treatment that can be done.

They couldn't get a good view of the corner of your lung on the diagnostic imaging study.

Many lung and respiratory diseases are life threatening: tumors found in lung tissue (as well as anywhere else) may be malignant and prove to be fatal; pneumonia, a lung infection is often fatal in the young and the elderly; obstructive lung diseases such as asthma can also be fatal; lung diseases onset from smoking are often fatal as well.

Yes, as a direct result of the coughing, but not from the actual inflammation.

Yes, bronchitis can lead to an increase in neutrophils, as it is often associated with inflammation and infection in the airways. During bronchitis, the immune system responds to the infection or irritation by mobilizing neutrophils to the affected area, resulting in elevated levels in the blood. This response is part of the body's effort to combat the underlying cause of bronchitis, whether viral or bacterial.

when death occurs for bronchitis is when you don't take your medication and the air ways to your lungs start closing and it is very hard to breath so when the air ways get to swollen ( closed ) you can die because you can hardly breath or can not at all and that would really suck and it is scary

yes you can but i would avoid anal intercourse for atleast 1 month

No do not stay in bed all day. Get little of rest,drink lots of fluids if he/she doesn't want to eat it's OK. If it gets worse go to hospital but first go to your doctor. Take medicine as directed. Follow up with doctor in 3-5 days.

Your question does not make sense. A modified option of your question could be, What action should you take if you have coughed up blood once or twice?

URTI stands for upper respiratory tract infection. Usually viral in origin, despite what color your drainage is. Viruses can cause any color of drainage. Most URTIs last 10-14 days, but up to 3 weeks is possible. Length of symptoms, color or amount of drainage, presence or absence of fever, and facial pressure or headache have no impact on whether the infection is caused by a virus or bacteria.

The most common treatment needed is time.

Because bacteria is microscopic.

Yeah, so you simply drink wine. I guess that that's just the way thing go

No

Yes. ONLY if you don't try to help it get better. One of my friends has bronchitis.