Lower Respiratory Tract Infection WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are infections of the trachea, primary bronchi, and the lungs. While often used as a synonym for pneumonia, the rubric of lower respiratory tract infection can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess, acute bronchitis, and emphysema. Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, high fever, coughing and fatigue.1
Fast Facts:
- Bronchitis and pneumonia are the two most common lower respiratory tract infections.
- In treating lower respiratory tract infections, antibiotics are often used first.
- A major portion of the health care budget in the United States is used to treat lower respiratory tract infections.
- In the early 2000's, lower respiratory tract infections were still the leading cause of deaths among all infectious diseases.1
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Latest Headlines on Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
What is Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
- AMPATH: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- NHS Direct: Respiratory Tract Infection Introduction
- Dr. Neal R. Chamberlain (via KCOM): Introduction to Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- eMedicine: Bronchitis
What are the Symptoms for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
- A.D.A.M. (via New York Times Health): Pneumonia: Symptoms
- Mayo Clinic: Pneumonia: Symptoms | Bronchitis: Symptoms
- The Merck Manuals: Lung Abscess: Symptoms and Signs
What are the Risk Factors and Precautions for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
- A.D.A.M. (via New York Times Health): Pneumonia: Risk Factors
- Mayo Clinic: Pneumonia: Risk Factors
- Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Pneumonia - What Increases Your Risk
What are the Treatments for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
- AustralianPrescriber: Treatment of Common Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Power-Pak C.E.: Antibiotic Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- BMJ: Clinical Review: Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Infants and Young Children
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Treating Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
- altMD: Herbal Remedies for Bronchitis | Herbal Remedies for Pneumonia
- rVeda (via rVita): Bronchitis Overview
- WholeHeathMD: Bronchitis
How Do You Prevent Lower Respiratory Tract Infection?
- NHS Direct: Respiratory Tract Infection: Prevention
- ScienceDirect: Lower respiratory Tract Infections: Prevention Using Vaccines
- U.S. National Institutes of Health: Prevention of Nosocomial Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (NLRTI) in Patients after Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery (IAS) with a Short Course of Antimicrobials.
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- Medical Notebook: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Antibiotics Informer: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections - Experts Promote Earlier Use of More Potent Antibiotics
- Science Blog: Antibiotics Appear to Have Little Benefit for Uncomplicated Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- altMD: Antibiotics Are Not Effective for Treating Bronchitis
Clinical Trials for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials on Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- CenterWatch: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Clinical Trials
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- JAMA: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Articles
- The New England Journal of Medicine: Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- Oxford Journals: Do Clinical Findings in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Help General Practitioners Prescribe Antibiotics Appropriately? An Observational Cohort Study in General Practice
- PubMed Central: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Articles
- Google Scholar: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
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- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: SHRama
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, Respiratory tract infection, Respiratory tract infections, LRTI, Lung Infection, Lung Infections
- Last update: Apr. 24, 2009
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