Follow-up monitoring of patients with chronic bronchitis by a primary care physician. Guidelines

Chronic bronchitis is the most common disease from the group of chronic respiratory diseases. Follow-up monitoring of patients with chronic bronchitis is the main approach to the prevention and early diagnosis of exacerbations, complications, progression and transformation into other diseases (for example, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), as well as to the implementation of medical rehabilitation. The guidelines contain a description of the algorithm for outpatient appointment of patients with chronic bronchitis by a general practitioner and the auxiliary materials.The guidelines are intended for general practitioners, family doctors, as well as for mid-level health providers working with the above-mentioned doctors, for paramedics performing the doctor functions. In addition, it can be useful for pulmonologists, allergists/immunologists and other medical specialists involved in the management of patients with chronic bronchitis, for heads of medical organizations (structural divisions of medical organizations) providing primary health care.