Cough is the most common symptom bringing patients to the primary care physician's office,
and acute bronchitis is usually the diagnosis in these patients. Acute bronchitis should be …

Background Selective beta‐adrenergic agonists for use in asthma are: short acting (2 to 6
hours) and long acting (> 12 hours). There has been little controversy about using short …

BACKGROUND. The purpose of this study was to determine how family physicians in the
United States treat acute bronchitis in an otherwise healthy adult. METHODS. A 33-item …

The regulation of airway smooth muscle is balanced by sympathetic activity that produces
relaxation and parasympathetic activity that produces constriction. Asthma was historically …

Inhaled β 2-adrenoceptor agonists (β 2-agonists) are the most commonly used asthma
medications in many Western countries. Minor adverse effects such as palpitations, tremor …

PURPOSE: Most patients with acute bronchitis who seek medical care are treated with
antibiotics, although the effectiveness of this intervention is uncertain. We performed a meta …

Background Inhaled short‐acting anticholinergics (SAAC) and short‐acting beta₂‐agonists
(SABA) are effective therapies for adult patients with acute asthma who present to the …

In managing acute bronchitis, pneumonia or an exacerbation of underlying chronic
bronchitis should be excluded. Simple bronchitis is best treated symptomatically while an …

Meyer S Balter MD FRCPC1, Jacques La Forge MD FRCPC CSPQ2, Donald E Low MD
FRCPC1, 3, Lionel Mandell MD FRCPC4, Ronald F Grossman MD FRCPC FACP1 and the …

Background Bronchiectasis is a condition characterized by an abnormal and irreversible
dilatation of the sub segmental airways and it may be caused by a variety of disease …