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American Family Physician
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Acute Bronchitis What is acute bronchitis?... How do people get acute bronchitis?... How is acute bronchitis treated?... When should I see my doctor again?...How can I keep from getting sick again?...   |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Bronchitis An overview on chronic bronchitis. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2002
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Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives, antitussives, or bronchodilators is appropriate... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2006 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: What You Should Know An informative patient guide: What is COPD?... What causes COPD?... How do I know if I have COPD?... What can I do about my COPD?... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease An overview of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease that blocks the large and small airways of your lungs. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (also called COPD)?... Who gets COPD?... How can I find out if I have COPD?... How is COPD treated?... I know I have COPD. Now what will happen?... |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2008
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Acute Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance It is important that nurses understand antimicrobial resistance and learn how to help patients, family members, and friends manage acute respiratory infections appropriately. |
Nurse Practitioner
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Treatment Strategies for Cough Illnesses in Adults Adults who experience a cough for 2 or more weeks along with vomiting or an inspiratory whooping sound should be evaluated and tested for B. pertussis infection. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Flu and Colds This patient handout describes flue symptoms and discusses over-the-counter medicines. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures On overview on chronic coughs, their causes and cures. |
American Family Physician
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Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Cough Diagnostic and treatment options for adults and children with chronic coughs. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2006 |
Whooping Cough: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is whooping cough?... What causes it?... What should I do if I have whooping cough?... Where can I get more information?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Wong et al. |
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections To help physicians with the appropriate use of antibiotics in children and adults with upper respiratory tract infection, a multidisciplinary team evaluated existing guidelines and summarized key practice points. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
Richard Colgan & John H. Powers |
Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing: Approaches that Limit Antibiotic Resistance Physicians should be familiar with the clinical situations in which they should provide antibiotics and those in which they may safely be withheld... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2005
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Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management Hemoptysis is the spitting of blood that originated in the lungs or bronchial tubes. The patient's history should help determine the amount of blood and differentiate between hemoptysis, pseudohemoptysis, and hematemesis. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2005
Eddie Needham |
Management of Acute Renal Failure Acute renal failure is an acute loss of kidney function that occurs over days to weeks and results in an inability to appropriately excrete nitrogenous wastes and creatinine. In spite of this rapid decline in kidney function, patients with acute renal failure often have few symptoms. |
