NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

PEDRO RUIZ GALLOFACULTY OF MEDICINE

HUMANITY

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PEDRO RUIZ GALLO

FACULTY OF MEDICINE HUMANITY

SUBJECT:

INTEGRANTS:

Medical English

Calderón Baldera Karen Eliana Díaz Mino Marlon Werner Fernández Ferreyra Ana María Sofía Niño Effio Brenda Stefanny Popuche Cabrera Pedro Luis Rázuri Farro Juan Alessandro

TEAM NUMBER 5

PROFESSOR: Dr. Rosa Gonzales

GROUP WORK

PRESENTS

Common symptomatology&

Differential diagnosis

Bronchitis - Bronchiolitis

BRONCHITIS

What is bronchitis?...

Is an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes, connecting the

trachea to the lungs.

Normal bronchu

s

Inflamed bronchus

WHEN THE BRONCHI ARE INFLAMED OR INFECTED, LESS AIR ENTERS THE LUNGS

AND ALSO LEAVES LESS.

Bronchiolitis

Bronchiolitis

As these airways become inflamed making breathing difficult.

Bronchiolitis is a common illness of the respiratory

tract

Are most widespread in the winter and early spring.

Caused by an infection that

affects the tiny airways

called

Bronchioles

Bronchiolitis

Most often affects infants and young

children

Typically occurs during

the first 2 years of life

It occurs frequently in infants and

children living in overcrowded conditions

Bronchiolitis

Bronchiolitis

Some infants are at risk for a more severe disease that requires hospitalization.

Kids who have had bronchiolitis may be more likely to develop asthma later in

lifeCases of

bronchiolitis

typically last about 12 days

Common signs and symptoms of bronchitis and bronchiolitis

Common signs and symptoms of bronchitis and bronchiolitis

Both can be caused by viral or bacterial infections

Cough with mucus.

Respiratory distress

Presence of breath sounds similar to whistles (wheezing).

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF

BRONCHITIS AND BRONCHIOLITIS

BRONCHITIS

BRONCHIOLITIS

Affects children under 3 years

wheezeRonchus

It Produces Fever Does not produce fever

The disease is more prolonged

The disease causes pain in the chest

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF:

The ways to differentiate the diseases

Sputum Culture X Rays

Differential Diagnosis

The main differential diagnosis

Bronchiolitis X-Ray Bronchitis X-Ray

Differential Diagnosis

Bronchitis X-Ray

Evidence highlights the larger caliber respiratory tract

(bronchi)

Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Bronchiolitis X-Ray

Evidence highlights the smaller caliber respiratory tract

(bronchioles)

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