Acute Bronchitis – Adults – Diagnosis and Management

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Overview

This module is likely to take 30 minutes to complete. It includes the following elements.  

  • Background 
    • Definition, prevalence, what pathogens cause it
  • Diagnosis 
    • Diagnosis, differentiating features between acute bronchitis and community-acquired pneumonia, differential diagnoses
  • Management 
    • Advice for patients, when to prescribe antibiotics, referral strategy and follow up
  • An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • A list of useful resources and links

Goals

During this module you will learn to:

  • Distinguish between acute bronchitis and community-acquired pneumonia.  
  • Outline the management of acute bronchitis and describe when antibiotics should be prescribed.  

Topics covered

Respiratory

Date created

01/08/2018

Last revision

17/04/2023

Next revision

01/08/2023

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