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Bronchitis
Is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from your lungs. People who have bronchitis often cough up thickened mucus, which can be discolored. Bronchitis may be either acute or chronic.
Symptoms:
- Cough.
- Production of mucus (sputum), which can be clear, white, yellowish-gray or green in color — rarely, it may be streaked with blood.
- Fatigue.
- Shortness of breath.
- Slight fever and chills.
- Chest discomfort.
Preliminary plan:
- General practitioner appointment or Pediatrician appointment
- Complete blood count , identifying features of erythrocytes
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Haptoglobin
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Seromucoid
- Fibrinogen
- Sialic acid
- Immunology test:
- Lymphocyte subsets
- Immunoglobulin M (IgM), Immunolobulin G (IgG)
- Chest X-ray
- Bronchoscopy
- Peakflowmetry, spirometry
- Sputum examination for tuberculosis
- Sputum clinical examination
- Sputum cytology
Doctors
Pediatrician
