What Is Tracheitis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Drug Treatment
Racemic epinephrine is the medicine given to patients with severe respiratory tract infections. This medicine improves breathing by dilating the capillaries and thus widening the trachea to allow more airflow. Showing no signs of improvement after taking this medicine is one sign of tracheitis.
Antibiotics are effective at killing the bacteria responsible for inflammation and blocked airways. A doctor administers them intravenously, through an IV bag attached to a vein in the patient’s arm. Cephalosporin, penicillin, vancomycin, and clindamycin are some of the antibiotics typically used.
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