What are the common names for Respiratory Tract Infections?
Respiratory Tract Infections INFECTION RESPIRATORY
INFECTION UPPER RESPIRATORY
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
Infection, Respiratory
Infection, Respiratory Tract
Infection, Upper Respiratory
Infection, Upper Respiratory Tract
Infections, Respiratory
Infections, Respiratory Tract
Infections, Upper Respiratory
Infections, Upper Respiratory Tract
Infections-Respiratory
Respiratory Infection
Respiratory Infection, Upper
Respiratory Infections
Respiratory Infections, Upper
Respiratory Tract Infection
Respiratory Tract Infections
UPPER RESP TRACT INFECTION
URI
Upper Respiratory Infection
Upper Respiratory Infections
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI)
Upper respiratory tract infections
recurrent respiratory tract infections
What is the definition of Respiratory Tract Infections?
invasion and growth of microorganisms in the respiratory system; may be clinically inapparent or result in local cellular injury.
What type of doctors treat Respiratory Tract Infections?
Infectious Disease Specialist (virus, bacteria, parasites)
Infectious Disease
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
A pediatrician trained to care for children in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. This specialist can apply specific knowledge to affect a better outcome for pediatric infections with complicated courses, underlying diseases that predispose to unusual or severe infections, unclear diagnoses, uncommon diseases and complex or investigational treatments.
Pediatric Specialist
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
A pediatrician trained to care for children in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. This specialist can apply specific knowledge to affect a better outcome for pediatric infections with complicated courses, underlying diseases that predispose to unusual or severe infections, unclear diagnoses, uncommon diseases and complex or investigational treatments.
Pediatrician
Pediatrics
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Pulmonologist (lungs)
Pulmonary Disease
An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.
