Bronchitis is divided into acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis generally requires symptomatic treatment, while chronic bronchitis is a chronic disease and generally cannot be cured. In addition to symptomatic treatment, chronic bronchitis can be relieved through anti-infective treatment or surgery.
1. Symptomatic treatment: If the patient coughs violently and has phlegm that is difficult to cough up, he or she can use drugs for symptomatic treatment as directed by the doctor. Use dextromethorphan hydrobromide, pentovirin citrate, etc. to relieve cough, or use ambroxol hydrochloride, bromhexine hydrochloride and other drugs to assist in eliminating phlegm. Some patients need to use bronchodilators, such as albuterol sulfate, terbutaline sulfate and other drugs, to relieve bronchospasm. Bronchitis is mainly treated symptomatically, that is, symptomatic use of antiasthmatic, antitussive, and phlegm-reducing drugs. Most patients have a good prognosis.
When patients have symptoms of cough with no phlegm or little phlegm, antitussive drugs, such as dextromethorphan, pentovirin, etc., can be used. If you have a cough with phlegm that is difficult to cough up, you can use ambroxol hydrochloride and other drugs to reduce phlegm; when airway spasm occurs, you can use antiasthmatic drugs such as theophylline and beta-2 receptor agonists. Antibacterial drug treatment is only used when there is evidence of bacterial infection. Generally, a cough lasts for more than 10 days. The probability of infection with bacteria, mycoplasma, and Chlamydia pneumoniae is relatively high. Macrolides, quinolones, or cephalosporins can be used for anti-infective treatment. .
During the treatment, you should also pay more attention to rest, drink more warm water, strengthen your physical fitness, avoid fatigue, and prevent colds.