Acute Bronchitis: Other Treatment
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Other Treatment
Rest, fluids, and home treatment are all that is needed to treat most cases of acute bronchitis in otherwise healthy people. People who have certain chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may need additional treatment.
| Last updated: | July 23, 2008 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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