chronic bronchitis

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• Chronic bronchitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 J42 ICD 9 491 …   Wikipedia

• Chronic bronchitis — Defined clinically as a daily cough with production of sputum for 3 months, two years in a row. In chronic bronchitis, there is inflammation and swelling of the lining of the airways that lead to narrowing and obstruction of the airways. The… …   Medical dictionary

• chronic bronchitis — noun a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow • Hypernyms: ↑bronchitis • Hyponyms: ↑chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …   Useful english dictionary

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Classification and external resources Gross pathology of a lung showing centrilobular type emphysema characteristic of smoking. This close up of the fixed, cut lung surface shows multiple cavit …   Wikipedia

• Chronic care — refers to medical care which addresses preexisting or long term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. Chronic medical conditions include, but are not limited to, asthma,… …   Wikipedia

• Chronic lung disease — could refer to one of the following topics: Asthma Chronic bronchitis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Emphysema Other related topics may include: Arterial blood gas Pulmonary function testing Categories: Lung disordersPulmonologyRespiratory …   Wikipedia

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — n pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation abbr. COPD …   Medical dictionary

• chronic airflow obstruction — chronic airway obstruction name given to a group of disorders in which the upper or lower airways are chronically obstructed; it includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and other types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …   Medical dictionary

• bronchitis — bronchitic /brong kit ik/, adj. /brong kuy tis/, n. Pathol. acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke. [1812; < NL; see… …   Universalium

• Bronchitis — Inflammation and swelling of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Chronic bronchitis usually is defined clinically as a daily cough with production of sputum for 3 months, two years in a row. In chronic bronchitis, there is… …   Medical dictionary

• Chronic atrophic rhinitis — Ozaena redirects here. For a genus of ground bettles, see Ozaenini. Chronic atrophic rhinitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 J31.0 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia