Is the pulmonary edema serious?

Pulmonary effusion is a relatively common lung disease with many causes, such as infection and inflammation, autoimmune diseases and some lung diseases, which can all cause pulmonary effusion. Pulmonary edema is not serious and the treatment process is not complicated. Specific treatment methods can be divided into two categories: traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Different treatment methods have different advantages. Patients can choose appropriate treatment methods according to their own conditions!

Is pulmonary edema serious?

Pulmonary edema is not serious, but hospitalization is required for testing to determine whether the edema is tuberculosis or cancer. It can be caused by infection or inflammation (such as pneumonia and tuberculosis can be accompanied by pleural effusion), or by some autoimmune diseases (such as lupus erythematosus). There are also many lung diseases that are accompanied by pleural effusion. If it is tuberculosis, it is relatively simple to see the location of the water, then drain the water, and finally rely on hormones to recover.

Symptoms

The initial symptoms of acute pulmonary effusion may be just coughing, especially coughing in the middle of the night and being unable to lie flat. It is often mistaken for tracheitis or a cold and not taken seriously. In fact, if you experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, paroxysmalnocturnal dyspnea (PND), thopnea, or even having to sleep sitting down, do not take it lightly. These are all clinical symptoms of acute pulmonary edema.

Acute pulmonary edema also often occurs in the autumn and winter when the weather turns cold. The main causes are coronary artery disease, systemic hypertension, enlarged cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, myocarditis, uremia, etc. If blood pressure is not well controlled, heart rhythm is irregular, infection, fluid overload, anemia, stress or poor patient compliance, heart failure may be aggravated and lead to acute pulmonary edema.

Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment includes: 1. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment. 2Acupuncture therapy. 3. Diet therapy.

Western medicine treatment includes: the treatment principles are anti-tuberculosis drug chemotherapy and pleural effusion. 1. Chemotherapy with anti-tuberculosis drugs. 2. Thoracocentesis and drainage. 3. Application of adrenal cortex hormone. You can ask your doctor for details.

Treatment mainly uses diuretics to increase the excretion of sodium and water, which helps to reduce blood volume and reduce pulmonary vascular congestion; cardiotonic drugs to increase myocardial contractility, improve left ventricular function, and increase cardiac output; arterial vasodilators to dilate arterioles and reduce systemic vascular resistance; and venous vasodilators to reduce the amount of blood returning to the heart and reduce left ventricular filling pressure. Non-drug treatment includes correcting the inducing factors, limiting salt intake (less than 2 grams per day), limiting water intake (less than 1200cc per day), and appropriately limiting the amount of activity.