chronic bronchitis

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Introduction

Cough with sputum for 3 or more months/year for 2 or more consecutive years. Patients with chronic bronchitis are the blue bloaters of COPD.

Etiology

Epidemiology

onset > 50 years of age

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Diagnostic procedures

Radiology

Differential diagnosis

Management

see COPD

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References

  1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 738-39, 744
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2015
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Mejza F, Gnatiuc L, Buist AS et al Prevalence and burden of chronic bronchitis symptoms: results from the BOLD study. Eur Respir J. 2017 Nov 22;50(5):1700621. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29167298 PMCID: PMC5699921 Free PMC article.