A patient comes into the hospital for treatment of an acute infection of the bronchi that he has had for two days.He has a fever of 104 degrees and a productive cough.The most likely name of this condition is:

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The patient's presentation of a fever, productive cough, and acute onset point to a diagnosis of acute bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis involves a persistent cough and is diagnosed when patients have cough and sputum production for at least three months in each of two consecutive years. Asthma typically presents with wheezing and difficulty breathing, and bronchiectasis is a chronic condition characterized by bronchial dilatation and chronic cough with sputum production.

A Patient Comes into the Hospital for Treatment of an Acute