How to care after suffering from fibroids

With the improvement of living standards, if you do not pay attention to your diet, diseases will take advantage of this opportunity. Once you are sick, you must first actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment to prevent the disease from becoming serious. Next, let's take a look at how to care after suffering from fibroids through this article?

Observe whether the patient has symptoms such as substernal fullness, chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, palpitations, etc., and give symptomatic treatment as prescribed by the doctor.

In view of the abnormal mentality of the patient, timely counseling is provided to build confidence in treatment. The patient is encouraged to eat a nutritious and easily digestible diet, and nutritional support is provided when necessary.

Follow the doctor's instructions and surgical requirements, and make routine preparations before surgery. Follow the general anesthesia patient care routine, semi-recumbent position after waking up, and raise the head of the bed 45 degrees.

Give continuous low-flow oxygen inhalation. Monitor changes in blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, and breathing regularly, and notify the doctor immediately if any abnormality is found. Keep the airway open, observe the frequency of breathing, auscultate the breath sounds on both sides, and take a bedside chest X-ray one day after surgery. Clear respiratory secretions in time, assist patients who are unable to expectorate, encourage them to take deep breaths and cough effectively, and give nebulizer inhalation when necessary.

Keep mediastinal drainage unobstructed, observe the drainage volume, color and properties, and accurately record the 24-hour drainage volume. Maintain fluid balance, follow the doctor's instructions for intravenous fluid replacement, pay attention to electrolyte and acid-base balance, record 24-hour intake and output, and follow the doctor's instructions for continuous analgesia with an analgesic pump or injection of analgesics.

Encourage patients to eat nutritious and easily digestible food. Encourage and assist patients to get out of bed and move around early to prevent the formation of venous thrombosis.

The above is all the relevant precautions for the disease of fibroids. However, patients with fibroids should review the development of the disease within a period of time after discharge. Only in this way can we give patients the best care, discover the patient's disease condition in time, and provide patients with certain care.