CONDITION 11 · VISUAL STUDY

支气管炎

bronchitis

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bronchitis

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01 / REMEMBER THE NAME

Remember the name

/brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/

bronch- 支气管；-itis 炎

Chinese sound mnemonic

bronch- 支气管＋-itis 炎；“不让开”=咳嗽挡道。（原发音近似：不让-开-踢死）

Mnemonics support recall; use the IPA for pronunciation.

02 / CONNECT THE MECHANISM

Bronchial mucosal inflammation → excess mucus and cough; acute bronchitis is usually viral.

A patient has a persistent cough with sputum, usually after a respiratory infection.

productive cough 咳痰；sputum 痰；bronchial inflammation 支气管炎症

03 / CHECK & DISTINGUISH

Important investigations

主要临床诊断，肺炎疑点做影像

Distinguishing features

肺炎常有局灶肺部体征与影像浸润；哮喘以发作性喘息为主；不能把所有支气管炎称为慢性。

Red flags & referral

呼吸困难、低氧、咯血或持续高热→及时排除肺炎及其他严重病。

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