Dull pain in the right lung

The lungs are the respiratory organs of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs control qi and breathing, regulate the flow of water, connect to all the meridians, and regulate the body. In addition to the function of breathing, the lungs also play an important role in the normal excretion of water in the human body. The lungs are in a vacuum state. If the lungs are injured and air enters, it can easily cause suffocation and death, so we need to be very careful. So what is causing the dull pain in your lungs?

1. Chest wall disease

For example, intercostal neuralgia and herpes zoster, the pain is sharp.

2. Visceral Diseases

For example, pneumonia affects the chest wall, tuberculosis can cause pleural effusion, and there are some uncommon malignant lesions; heart disease, usually on the left side.

3. Diseases caused by other reasons

Generally speaking, lung pain is mostly caused by pleura. If there is no problem with the heart, but it only hurts when turning around, coughing, or laughing loudly, it is mostly caused by pleurisy.

Pleurisy usually causes pleural effusion, after which chest pain disappears but breathing difficulties occur. It is very mild at the beginning, and will gradually worsen as the fluid accumulation increases. If the patient has difficulty breathing, he or she is advised to go to the hospital immediately. If not, the patient should also be observed carefully. Secondly, pulmonary function testing is a completely non-invasive method to measure lung function. When the lungs become diseased, it will cause hypoxia in the human body and cause damage to organs throughout the body. By testing lung function, doctors can understand whether the patient's lungs are normal or the extent to which the lungs are damaged by disease. This helps doctors take proactive measures to prevent further progression of the disease.

People who need lung function tests mainly include

1. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

2. Bronchial asthma.

3. Diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

4. Patients undergoing chest surgery must undergo a lung function test before surgery.

5. Long-term smokers should also undergo regular lung function tests to observe any damage to their lung function and urge patients to make up their minds to quit smoking.

What should patients with lung pain pay attention to?

Patients with lung pain need to pay attention to the following aspects in their lives:

1. Be sure to pay attention to whether there is inhalation injury

Tracheotomy or intubation, aspiration, pulmonary edema, atelectasis, shock, surgical anesthesia, invasive wound infection, suppurative thrombophlebitis, etc.

2. Pay attention to whether you have difficulty breathing

Changes in body temperature, cough, increased sputum volume and sputum characteristics. Clinical symptoms should be differentiated from burn toxemia or sepsis.

3. Physical examination

Patients with severe burns often have burns in their lungs, making it difficult to obtain accurate lung signs.

Therefore, careful examination should be performed to check for any respiratory changes or rales.

4. To identify the infected bacteria

Airway secretion cultures should be performed regularly, preferably bronchopulmonary lavage fluid cultures, to prevent contamination.

5. Lung X-ray

The diagnosis of most lung infections after burns depends on X-ray examination. Routine lung radiographs should be performed after injury, followed by regular follow-up examinations. The X-ray manifestations of pneumonia can be divided into three types: small focal lesion, large focal lesion and lobar lesion, with small focal lesion pneumonia being the most common.