Characteristic signs of bronchitis
The main symptom of acute bronchitis is coughing, often accompanied by sputum production. Often the temperature rises, but in most cases only slightly, to 37,5-38,0 OS. When coughing occur dry whistling rales. Bronchitis in most cases, cough not accompanied by chest pain.
Bronchitis may cause weakness, lack of energy, but usually in minor ways. Also, the patient may complain of headaches, watery eyes, sore throat. Other symptoms can be chest tightness, heavy breathing, asthma attacks. In acute bronchitis, a person may appear cold, chills, fever, burning sensation in the chest.
The main symptoms of pneumonia
For pneumonia, the temperature may reach 39-40oC. The diseased person experiences severe fever, cough, accompanied with chest pain in the lesion. In the sputum, flue, cough may be the impurities of the blood. The cough is usually weaker than bronchitis and dry and wet. An experienced doctor on this basis will be able to distinguish pneumonia from bronchitis after listening to patient with stethoscope.
Because of the violation of gas exchange due to inflammation of the lung tissue in humans, sick with pneumonia, there is often a shortness of breath. But due to severe poisoning of the body decay products of the cells, headache, weakness, apathy, there is a rapid pulse. It can cause insomnia, increased sweating, fever. In pneumonia cough is often accompanied by thick reddish or greenish sputum.
If the doctor after a General survey of and listening to patient doubts remain, bronchitis or pneumonia, it is necessary to appoint additional examination. Still widely used chest x-ray. For greater reliability make a picture in two projections – right and side.
In recent years, many doctors began to be used for preliminary diagnosis result of the blood test for C-reactive protein. This analysis shows how far the inflammatory process in the body. If the C-reactive protein concentration approaching 100 mg/litre, the patient may have pneumonia. Then, for the final diagnosis, he was sent for x-rays. If the concentration is much lower, the probability of pneumonia is very small.
The main symptom of acute bronchitis is coughing, often accompanied by sputum production. Often the temperature rises, but in most cases only slightly, to 37,5-38,0 OS. When coughing occur dry whistling rales. Bronchitis in most cases, cough not accompanied by chest pain.
Bronchitis may cause weakness, lack of energy, but usually in minor ways. Also, the patient may complain of headaches, watery eyes, sore throat. Other symptoms can be chest tightness, heavy breathing, asthma attacks. In acute bronchitis, a person may appear cold, chills, fever, burning sensation in the chest.
The main symptoms of pneumonia
For pneumonia, the temperature may reach 39-40oC. The diseased person experiences severe fever, cough, accompanied with chest pain in the lesion. In the sputum, flue, cough may be the impurities of the blood. The cough is usually weaker than bronchitis and dry and wet. An experienced doctor on this basis will be able to distinguish pneumonia from bronchitis after listening to patient with stethoscope.
Because of the violation of gas exchange due to inflammation of the lung tissue in humans, sick with pneumonia, there is often a shortness of breath. But due to severe poisoning of the body decay products of the cells, headache, weakness, apathy, there is a rapid pulse. It can cause insomnia, increased sweating, fever. In pneumonia cough is often accompanied by thick reddish or greenish sputum.
If the doctor after a General survey of and listening to patient doubts remain, bronchitis or pneumonia, it is necessary to appoint additional examination. Still widely used chest x-ray. For greater reliability make a picture in two projections – right and side.
In recent years, many doctors began to be used for preliminary diagnosis result of the blood test for C-reactive protein. This analysis shows how far the inflammatory process in the body. If the C-reactive protein concentration approaching 100 mg/litre, the patient may have pneumonia. Then, for the final diagnosis, he was sent for x-rays. If the concentration is much lower, the probability of pneumonia is very small.