Nursing for chest tightness and shortness of breath

There are many reasons for chest tightness. If it is a psychological reason, you need to adjust your mentality and mental state in time; if it is a pathological reason, you need to seek medical treatment in time to avoid more serious consequences. Generally speaking, people still need to pay special attention to their bodies after experiencing chest tightness. So what are the care methods for chest tightness and shortness of breath? Next, let me introduce it to you.

1. Nursing methods for chest tightness and shortness of breath

1. Psychological care

Patients with long-term illness and repeated attacks of chest tightness and shortness of breath generally have abnormal psychological factors, such as pessimism and anxiety. Medical staff should guide them, adjust their mentality, and relieve their pessimistic and negative emotions.

Advise the patient to do more outdoor exercise, and gradually increase the amount of activity without being too aggressive or excessive. In addition, avoid jogging on an empty stomach in the morning or exercising in the grass to avoid increasing airway pressure.

2. Seasonal care

Keep the room clean and the temperature and humidity appropriate. Ventilate the room 1 to 2 times a day, each time for no less than 60 minutes. Try not to go to public places to reduce cross infection. Pay attention to climate change and add or remove clothes according to the temperature. Especially in the north, climate changes are more obvious, and spring and autumn are the seasons when airway reactions occur. You should wear a mask, scarf, etc. when going out. Keep your neck warm to avoid cold air stimulating the upper respiratory tract and causing airway reactions. For those with seasonal chest tightness and shortness of breath, medication should be taken 1 to 2 weeks before the season arrives to reduce the occurrence of airway hyperresponsiveness.

3. Cut off allergenic factors

Enhanced airway reactivity is a series of allergic reactions produced by bronchial antigens, mainly IgE intervention leading to type I hypersensitivity reactions, 80% of which occur in people with allergic constitutions. In addition to avoiding allergens, treatment is usually with drugs that enhance the body's immunity. At the same time, myocardial ischemia drug treatment is used to increase the efficacy.

2. What to do if you feel chest tightness and shortness of breath

For chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by arrhythmia, emphysema, asthma, atelectasis, pulmonary infarction, pneumothorax, bronchitis, tracheitis, cor pulmonale, tracheal stenosis, congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease, myocarditis and other diseases, you must go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination and active treatment; Xingshan Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine's cardiac sympathetic ganglion biological blockade has a good effect in treating rapid arrhythmias caused by various reasons.

For chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by functional factors such as excessive excitement, excessive fatigue, and low air pressure, you should pay attention to keeping the indoor air circulating, reduce the environment with low air pressure, try to maintain a good mood, maintain an optimistic attitude, avoid excessive fatigue, appropriately increase physical exercise, pay attention to ensure adequate sleep, etc., and work hard to eliminate the symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath.