Workup
Serum
- Hypercapnia
Effects of low and high carbohydrate feedings in ambulatory patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic hypercapnia. Ann Intern Med. 1985 Dec;103(6 ( Pt 1)):883-5. 12. Efthimiou J, Mounsey PJ, et al. [passeportsante.net]
Treatment
Adjunct treatment with yoga in chronic severe airways obstruction. Tandon MK. Thorax. 1978 Aug;33(4):514-7. 15. [passeportsante.net]
Chronic bronchitis treatment Your doctor may prescribe a medicine called a bronchodilator to treat your chronic bronchitis. This medicine dilates (or opens) the airways in your lungs and helps you breathe better. [familydoctor.org]
Abstract Short-course antibiotic treatment in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD: a meta-analysis of double-blind studies. Thorax. 2008;63:415-422. 11/6/2009 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance. [cancercarewny.com]
Prevention
Can chronic bronchitis be prevented or avoided? If you smoke, the most important thing you can do is to stop. The more smoke you breathe in, the more it damages your lungs. [familydoctor.org]