Treatment of the Common Cold - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2019 - Acute upper respiratory tract infections are extremely common in adults and children, but only a few safe and effective treatments are available. Patients typically present with nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sore throat, cough, general malaise, and/or low-grade fever. Informing patients...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p281.html
Acute Bronchitis - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2016 - Cough is the most common illness-related reason for ambulatory care visits in the United States. Acute bronchitis is a clinical diagnosis characterized by cough due to acute inflammation of the trachea and large airways without evidence of pneumonia. Pneumonia should be suspected in ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1001/p560.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Bronchitis - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2010 - 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 differentiated from other common diagnoses, such as pneumonia and asthma, because these conditions may ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1201/p1345.html
The Diagnosis of Wheezing in Children - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2008 - Wheezing in children is a common problem encountered by family physicians. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of infants will have at least one wheezing episode, and nearly one half of children have a history of wheezing by six years of age. The most common causes of wheezing in children ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0415/p1109.html
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Acute Upper Respiratory Infections - American ...
Sep 15, 2006 - 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. Acute otitis media in children should be diagnosed only if there is abrupt...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0915/p956.html
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis - American Family Physician
May 15, 2002 - Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Physicians show considerable variability in describing the signs and symptoms necessary to its diagnosis. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives,...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0515/p2039.html
Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for URIs in Children: Part II. Cough, Pharyngitis and ...
Oct 15, 1998 - This article summarizes the principles of judicious antimicrobial therapy for three of the five conditions--cough, pharyngitis, the common cold--that account for most of the outpatient use of these drugs in the United States. The principles governing the other two conditions, otitis ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1015/p1335.html
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