Chronic bronchitis is bronchi diffuse inflammation which is not connected with the a local or multisystem disease of lungs. Chronic bronchitis is manifested in continuous cough which lasts from two months and more. It has a tendency to worsening.
Chronic bronchitis is caused by different factors including smoking, breathing by polluted air and inflammatory infections.
The beginning of disease development is rather gradually, there is no sudden worsening. The main symptom is cough especially in the morning and in a cold weather and it becomes stronger and stronger. As a result cough proves to be chronic. Sputum becomes discharging frequently. Besides people begin suffering from dyspnea.
There are four form of bronchitis namely simple, purulent bronchitis, purulent obstructive bronchitis, chronic bronchitis. Simple bronchitis is followed by sputum discharged but without any wheezing. Suffering from purulent bronchitis purulent sputum expectorates permanently or constantly but wheezing is not evidently observed. Purulent obstructive bronchitis appears with purulent sputum expectoration and there is ventelatory disorder. The most deteriorating ventelatory disorder is considered to be observed in the form of chronic obstructive bronchitis. In all form of bronchitis may appear the so called bronchospastic syndrome.
The exact diagnosis may be identified after bronchoscopy which helps to estimate the affected area. Of course after the appearance of the first symptoms you’d better to consult the therapeutist which will describe you the picture of this disorder and redirect you for further examination. Sometimes this procedure may be charged but there countries where such tests are free. For example Canadian Health Care Mall supplies their citizens with a completely free medical service in all directions that’s why people are sure there they will be examined without any hesitation.
There is one peculiar feature the inflammation more often is observed in small pulmonary arteries of bronchial tree that’s why bronchoscopy is the beginning of medical examination for exact diagnosis such procedures as bronchography and roentgenography are applied.
Chronic bronchitis is a dangerous disorder which may lead to the more severe complications of the respiratory tract besides lungs are in the risk zone. The treatment is the most thing which should be applied to overcome this disorder.