What should be paid attention to when caring for advanced lung cancer? Four important matters to pay attention to when caring for advanced lung cancer

Lung cancer does not require any special care in the early stages, because at that time, the body still has some immunity. In the late stages, patients with lung cancer caused by various reasons need a series of care. So how should lung cancer patients be cared for in the late stages? Let's take a look at the information below, hoping to find the answer for you.

Daily care and health care points for advanced lung cancer:

1. Psychological care: Patients with advanced lung cancer may experience anxiety, fear, sadness, and often feel indifferent and lonely. We must have a high degree of sympathy and responsibility, and strive to create a warm and harmonious recuperation 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.

2. Prevention of bedsores: Lung cancer patients in the advanced stage generally have poor nutritional status, sometimes with systemic edema, which makes bedsores very easy to develop, and they spread 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 cushion 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.

3. Observation and care of the condition: Lung cancer patients in the advanced stage often have metastasis of the tumor to different parts, causing different symptoms. They should be observed and given corresponding care. For example, liver and brain metastasis may cause sudden coma, convulsions, and blurred vision. Nursing staff should promptly detect and give symptomatic treatment. Bone metastasis patients should strengthen limb protection. Abdominal metastasis often causes intestinal obstruction. Patients should be observed for symptoms such as abdominal distension and abdominal pain. Due to weakness, fatigue, reduced activity and other reasons, 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 limb.

4. Relieve symptoms: 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, hemostatic drugs should be given. If 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. These are the daily care and health care points for advanced lung cancer.

As long as the above points are achieved, patients with advanced lung cancer can be well cared for. In fact, in the homes of patients with advanced lung cancer, try to avoid the presence of allergens and disinfect the room regularly, which can reduce the harm of bacteria in the air to lung cancer patients.