Chronic Bronchitis

• COPD

  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, not curable but symptoms can improve
• COPD management

  • Avoiding smoking
  • Avoiding exposure to air pollution
  • Getting vaccines to prevent infections
  • Treating with medicines
  • Using oxygen
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Chronic bronchitis is long-term inflammation of the bronchi
• Chronic bronchitis is common among smokers
• People with chronic bronchitis tend to get lung infections more easily
• People with chronic bronchitis have episodes of acute bronchitis when symptoms are worse
• To be classified as chronic bronchitis

  1. Have a cough and mucus most days

  2. For at least 3 months a year

  3. For 2 years in a row

  4. Rule out other causes of symptoms
• Chronic bronchitis

  Must have a cough and mucus most days for at least 3 months a year, for 2 years in a row
• Other causes of symptoms, such as tuberculosis or other lung diseases, must be ruled out
• People with chronic bronchitis

  Have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Conditions included in COPD

  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Emphysema
• These diseases can block air flow in the lungs and cause breathing problems