Diseases of the lungs, bronchi and pleura (pulmonology)

Chronic obstructive bronchitis - Treatment

Chronic obstructive bronchitis treatment involves a long period. The basis of treatment of this disease is the elimination of the pathogenic factor in the respiratory tract.

Chronic obstructive bronchitis and COPD

Chronic obstructive bronchitis is a diffuse inflammatory disease of the bronchi, characterized by early damage to the respiratory structures of the lung and leading to the formation of broncho-obstructive syndrome, diffuse pulmonary emphysema and progressive impairment of pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange, which are manifested by cough, shortness of breath and sputum production, not associated with other diseases of the lungs, heart, blood system, etc.

Chronic simple (non-obstructive) bronchitis

Chronic simple (non-obstructive) bronchitis is characterized by diffuse inflammation of the mucous membrane, mainly of large and medium bronchi, accompanied by hyperplasia of the bronchial glands, hypersecretion of mucus, increased viscosity of sputum (dyscrinia) and a disruption of the cleansing and protective function of the bronchi.

Treatment of pneumonia

Pneumonia treatment involves a complex. It is aimed at strengthening the general resistance, eliminating the pathogen and preventing complications.

Diagnosis of pneumonia

Diagnosis of pneumonia is based on the identification of 5 of the simplest and most informative clinical, laboratory and instrumental signs, called the "gold standard" of diagnosis: Acute onset of the disease, accompanied by an increase in body temperature above 38 C.

Complications of pneumonia

The severity of the disease and the tactics of managing patients with pneumonia are largely determined by the presence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary complications.

Symptoms of bronchopneumonia

The clinical picture and outcomes of focal pneumonia differ from those described for the clinical manifestations of lobar (croupous) pneumonia, which is largely due to the peculiarities of the pathogenesis and morphological changes of both clinical and morphological variants of pneumonia.

Symptoms of community-acquired pneumonia

Lobar pneumococcal pneumonia is characterized by damage to an entire lobe (or segment) of the lung and the obligatory involvement of the pleura in the inflammatory process.

Symptoms of pneumonia

The symptoms of pneumonia and the outcome of the disease are determined by the interaction of many factors: the biological properties of the causative agent of pneumonia; individual characteristics of the pathogenesis of pneumonia; the state of the bronchopulmonary defense system;

Pathogenesis of pneumonia

The development of community-acquired or hospital-acquired pneumonia occurs as a result of the implementation of several pathogenetic mechanisms, the most important of which are: disruption of the complex multi-stage system of protection of the respiratory organs from the penetration of microorganisms into the respiratory sections of the lungs;