Treatment of bronchiectasis in adults  

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Hacken, Nick H T ten ; Wijkstra, Peter J. ; Kerstjens, Huib A.M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 335 no. 7629 (Nov. 2007), page 1089.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Summary points Bronchiectasis refers to abnormal bronchial dilatation caused by a vicious cycle of transmural infection and inflammation Symptoms include chronic productive cough, wheeze, and dyspnoea; repeated respiratory infections may dominate the clinical picture Diagnosis is based on daily production of mucopurulent phlegm and dilated and thickened airways on computed tomography Diagnosis should lead to investigation and treatment of possible causes and associated conditions Acute exacerbations should be treated promptly with short courses of antibiotics Frequent exacerbations may be treated with prolonged and aerosolised antibiotics The role of mucolytics, anti-inflammatory agents, and bronchodilators is not clear Surgery is a possibility if the area of bronchiectasis is localised and symptoms are debilitating or life threatening Patients with bronchiectasis usually need lifelong medical support from their doctor, especially given the frequent episodes of infection. This article focuses on the treatment of bronchiectasis in adults and does not include a discussion of bronchiectasis caused by . . .

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