What are the methods of caring for lung cancer patients? What obvious symptoms will lung cancer patients have?

Among all cancer diseases, lung cancer has a very high incidence and mortality rate. People are already afraid of lung cancer. When a patient has lung cancer, his family will worry about him. At this time, family members should take good care of the patient and stabilize the patient's emotions. Here are some ways to care for lung cancer patients:

After the symptoms of lung cancer appear, it is important to pay attention to the disease and go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. Fever is one of the main symptoms of lung cancer. Patients should be advised to keep warm and prevent colds to avoid pneumonia. For irritating coughs, cough suppressants can be given. When patients have persistent coughs at night, they can drink hot water to relieve throat irritation. If there is hemoptysis, hemostatics should be given. When there is a large amount of hemoptysis, notify the doctor immediately, tilt the patient's head to one side, clear the blood in the mouth in time to prevent suffocation, and assist the doctor in rescue. Patients with advanced lung cancer often have metastases to different parts of the tumor, causing different symptoms. They should be observed and given corresponding care.

If the disease metastases to the liver or brain, sudden coma, convulsions, and blurred vision may occur. Nursing staff should promptly detect and treat the disease symptomatically. Patients with bone metastasis should strengthen limb protection. Intestinal obstruction often occurs in abdominal metastasis. Patients should be observed for symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Due to weakness, fatigue, and reduced activity, patients often suffer from constipation. Enemas or laxatives should be given in time to relieve constipation. Edema may occur due to malnutrition and low plasma protein. Edema should be reduced by increasing nutrition and raising the affected limbs. Patients with advanced lung cancer generally have poor nutritional status, sometimes with systemic edema. Bedsores are very likely to occur, and they expand rapidly and are difficult to cure. It is particularly important to prevent bedsores. Reduce local pressure, change body positions on time, and use air rings, soft pillows, etc. to pad the parts of the body that are prone to pressure to avoid long-term pressure. Keep the skin clean, especially for patients with incontinence, keep the bed clean and flat, and use a baking lamp to irradiate the ulcerated skin to keep the local area dry. Patients with advanced lung cancer may experience anxiety, fear, sadness, and often feel indifferent and lonely. We must have a high degree of compassion and responsibility, and strive to create a warm and harmonious environment for patients, place them in single rooms, speak in a friendly and sincere manner, encourage patients to express their psychological feelings, provide timely guidance, and actively introduce information about the improvement of their condition to patients.

The above is a brief introduction to the nursing methods for lung cancer patients. I believe that after reading this, patients and their families will know how to care for them. It is not terrible to have lung cancer. As long as everyone works together, faces it positively, adjusts their mentality, and does a good job of nursing, I believe that we can overcome the troubles of the disease.