Treatment of Acute Bronchitis - Nebraska ASAP
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Treatment of Acute Bronchitis Routine antibiotic IS NOT recommended for uncomplicated acute bronchitis Look for: Historical clues, Abnormal vitals, Abnormal lung exams Could they have pneumonia? Your patient has a cough... Counsel Patient: cough could last up to 3 weeks Acute Viral Bronchitis “Avoid prescribing antibiotics for uncomplicated acute bronchitis” AAFP (Evidence Rating = A) Colored sputum ≠ bacterial infection Content adapted from www.cdc.gov
Transcript of Treatment of Acute Bronchitis - Nebraska ASAP
Treatment of Acute
Bronchitis
Routine antibiotic
IS NOT recommended
for uncomplicated
acute bronchitis
Look for:
Historical clues,
Abnormal vitals,
Abnormal lung
exams
Could they have
pneumonia?
Your patient
has a cough...
Counsel Patient:
cough could last
up to 3 weeks
Acute Viral Bronchitis
“Avoid prescribing
antibiotics for uncomplicated
acute bronchitis”
AAFP
(Evidence Rating = A)
Colored sputum ≠
bacterial infection
Content adapted from www.cdc.gov
