lung and airway disorders
Acute Bronchitis
Diagnosis of Acute Bronchitis
A doctor's evaluation Sometimes a chest x-ray Doctors usually make a diagnosis of acute bronchitis based on the symptoms. Doctors may do a chest x-ray to look for Overview of Pneumonia if they hear congestion in the lungs, or if people have high or prolonged fever or shortness of breath. Doctors rarely do tests to find the cause of acute bronchitis, and blood tests are not helpful. However, testing for SARS-CoV2 may be done. Also, if a cough persists for more than 8 weeks, a chest x-ray is done to make sure that pneumonia has not developed or a different lung disease is not causing the cough. 