Bronchiectasis
Indications for antibiotics
Increased sputum volume or viscosity
Increased sputum purulence
Increased cough with or without wheeze, breathlessness, coughing up blood
Antibiotics
Amoxicillin 1g taken 8 hourly OR
Doxycycline 100mg taken 12 hourly
Duration of antibiotics
Expert consensus is to treat for 14 days
If clinical response is rapid, shorten to 10 days
Management
Exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation
Regular exercise - any sort
Airway clearance
General measures
Treating infections