Friday 17 May 2013
DEFINITIONS
Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (lung airways keparu). The disease is usually mild and will eventually recover completely. But in patients who have chronic diseases (such as heart disease or lung disease) and in the elderly, bronchitis can be serious
CAUSE
o Chronic Sinusitis
• Bronchiectasis
• Allergies
• Enlarged tonsils and adenoids in children.
• Various types of dust
• Smoke from strong acids, ammonia, some organic solvents, chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and bromine
• Air pollution causes irritation of ozone and nitrogen dioxide
• Tobacco and other cigarette
The symptoms
• cough with phlegm (sputum can be colored red)
• shortness of breath when exercising or mild activity
• often suffer from respiratory infections (such as flu)
• wheezing
• tired
• swelling of ankles, feet and legs left and right
• face, palms or reddish mucous membranes
• looks rosy cheeks
• headaches
• vision problems.
The recommended food
Rice,
noodles, corn, potatoes, macaroni, noodles, starch, cassava, sweet
potatoes, butter, honey, eggs, chicken, meat, fish, milk, corn oil, palm
oil, all vegetables and fruits except yan containing high potassium not recommended for patients with hyperkalemia
Not recommended
Lung - lung wet or bronchitis, tuberculosis avoid salted fish, fish paste, meat goats, alcohol and smoking.
TREATMENT
To
reduce fever and malaise, to adult patients can be given aspirin or
acetaminophen; to children should only be given acetaminophen.
It is advisable to rest and drink plenty of fluids. Antibiotics
given to patients whose symptoms indicate that the cause is a bacterial
infection (yellow or green sputum and fever remains high) and patients
who previously had lung disease.
To adult patients given trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline or ampicillin. Erythromycin was given although the cause is suspected Mycoplasma pneumoniae. To people with children given amoxicillin. If the cause is a virus, antibiotics are not given. If
symptoms persist or recur or if bronkitisnya very heavy, then the
culture of sputum examination to help determine whether the necessary
replacement of antibiotics.
