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Bronquitis aguda

Last reviewed: 11 Dec 2025
Last updated: 13 May 2022

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presencia de factores de riesgo
  • duración de la tos <30 días
  • tos productiva
  • sin antecedentes de enfermedad respiratoria crónica
  • exclusión de otras enfermedades cardíacas y respiratorias como causantes de los síntomas
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Other diagnostic factors

  • fiebre
  • sibilancias
  • roncus
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Risk factors

  • exposición a infección viral o bacteriana atípica
  • tabaquismo
  • exposición a la contaminación en el hogar
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Tests to consider

  • prueba funcional respiratoria
  • radiografía de tórax
  • proteína C-reactiva
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Emerging tests

  • procalcitonina

Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

tos ≤4 semanas

ONGOING

tos >4 semanas

Contributors

Authors

William J. Hueston, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee

WI

Declarações

WJH receives compensation from the American Physicians' Institute for the development and presentation of continuing physician education material related to primary care respiratory diseases, including acute bronchitis. WJH has received compensation from the Hong Kong Food and Health Bureau’s Research Fund Secretariat to review research grants for respiratory conditions such as acute bronchitis. He is also the author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Agradecimentos

Dr William J. Hueston would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Ann M. Rodden, a previous contributor to this topic.

Declarações

AMR declares that she has no competing interests.

Revisores

David L. Hahn, MD

Clinical Professor

School of Medicine and Public Health

University of Wisconsin-Madison

WI

Declarações

DLH declares that he has no competing interests.

Cristine Radojicic, MD

Staff Physician

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland

OH

Declarações

CR declares that she has no competing interests.

Philip W. Ind, BA (Cantab), MB BChir, MA (Cantab), FRCP

Consultant Physician

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Imperial College Healthcare Trust

Hammersmith Hospital

London

UK

Declarações

PWI declares that he has no competing interests.

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Principais artigos

Harris AM, Hicks LA, Qaseem A, et al. Appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection in adults: advice for high-value care from the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Mar 15;164(6):425-34.Texto completo  Resumo

Spurling GK, Del Mar CB, Dooley L, et al. Delayed antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Sep 7;(9):CD004417.Texto completo  Resumo

Smith SM, Fahey T, Smucny J, et al. Antibiotics for acute bronchitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jun 19;(6):CD000245.Texto completo  Resumo

Artigos de referência

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