Chronic bronchitis screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Screening does not apply to chronic bronchitis.

Screening

There is no recommendation for routine screening for adults who do not present with any chronic bronchitis features such as, cough, dyspnea or chest pain, because an asymptomatic decrease in lung capacity does not require treatment.^[1]

References

↑ Amir Qaseem, Timothy J. Wilt, Steven E. Weinberger, Nicola A. Hanania, Gerard Criner, Thys van der Molen, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Tom Denberg, Holger Schunemann, Wisia Wedzicha, Roderick MacDonald & Paul Shekelle (2011). “Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society”. Annals of internal medicine. 155 (3): 179–191. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00008. PMID 21810710. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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[1] Amir Qaseem, Timothy J. Wilt, Steven E. Weinberger, Nicola A. Hanania, Gerard Criner, Thys van der Molen, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Tom Denberg, Holger Schunemann, Wisia Wedzicha, Roderick MacDonald & Paul Shekelle (2011). “Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society”. Annals of internal medicine. 155 (3): 179–191. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00008. PMID 21810710. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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