What to do if a patient with emphysema has difficulty breathing

The course of emphysema is relatively long, and it can be carried out with traditional Chinese medicine Yishuangtong formula**. I hope the return can help you, I wish you a soon**!

Emphysema is recommended to actively adopt traditional Chinese medicine techniques, traditional Chinese medicine is to carry out emphysema on the principle of green and natural, through cupping, drug fumigation, acupuncture, external sticking and other techniques, combined with traditional Chinese medicine synthesis, has formed a unique method.

Emphysema is strongly forbidden and passive smoking should be avoided. Quitting smoking is the most effective way to prevent the development of emphysema. It is recommended to choose a regular TCM hospital and receive a valid **.

Comprehensive conditioning with traditional Chinese medicine. When there are no symptoms at all, use traditional Chinese medicine to comprehensively regulate lung qi and enhance physical fitness. Avoid colds and prevent colds in daily life; Pay attention to psychological adjustment and avoid emotional agitation; Eat small, frequent meals, avoid overeating, and avoid foods that are too sweet and salty.

You should be in the acute exacerbation stage and should go to the hospital for a check-up as soon as possible. If there is a bacterial infection in the lungs, it is necessary to use antibiotics rationally under the guidance of a doctor to control the infection. In addition to this, there are a few things that need to be done:

Expectoration:

The patient has long-term cough and poor expectoration, which can easily cause endobronchial sputum blockage and affect ventilation; It is also easy to breed bacteria, induce acute exacerbations, and accelerate the deterioration of lung function. Therefore, daily expectoration is the first priority.

Exhaust:

People with emphysema have difficulty exhaling, and with each exhalation, some carbon dioxide is retained in the alveoli, causing the alveoli to enlarge and appear to be swollen over time. Carbon dioxide retention not only affects oxygen intake, but may also burst the alveoli, causing spontaneous pneumothorax; More seriously, carbon dioxide refluxes into the bloodstream, causing hypercapnia, which can lead to respiratory failure. Therefore, the daily exhaust work is also quite important.

To the simple clear lung instrument to pump out phlegm, help patients say goodbye to coughing and wheezing, and stay away from emphysema, you deserve it.

Medications:

Long-term use of bronchodilators can prevent and reduce asthma symptoms and increase exercise tolerance. The use of glucocorticoids in critically ill patients reduces the number of exacerbations. You can follow your doctor's instructions and take it on time every day.

Exercise exercises

Abdominal breathing and pursed lip breathing can strengthen the respiratory muscles. Exercises such as walking, running, dancing, tai chi, swimming, etc., can all help patients improve their physical strength, endurance, and lung function.

Oxygen therapy:

If the patient has hypoxemia, adherence to home oxygen therapy can prevent and reverse tissue damage and organ failure caused by hypoxia, and preserve the patient's mobility.

There is no way to diagnose whether you have emphysema or not just because of breathlessness, so you need to go to the hospital for several tests to make sure.

Early diagnosis of emphysema is difficult. It should be judged in combination with history, signs, chest x-ray, and pulmonary function tests.

1. For those with primary diseases such as old and slow branches, gradually worsening shortness of breath, signs of emphysema, and X-ray signs of emphysema.

2. Lung function meets the following indicators: residual volume of total lung volume is greater than 40%, the first second rate is less than 60%, and the maximum ventilation is less than 80% of the predicted value.

3. If the lung function cannot be improved after the use of bronchodilators, the diagnosis of emphysema can be established.

What tests should I do when I go?

Pulmonary function tests, X-rays, electrocardiograms, respiratory function tests, blood gas analysis, blood and sputum tests.

There are several reasons for this:

1. The airway is narrow, and the patient has difficulty exhaling.

Airway inflammation due to smoking or other risk factors can cause repeated damage and repair of the bronchioles, creating a vicious cycle and irreversible airway narrowing. Recurrent infections and exacerbations, inflammatory changes such as airway edema, mucus hypersecretion, and tracheal spasm can lead to further narrowing of the airways.

When people inhale, the tracheobronchial tubes are dilated, and air passes through the airways and eventually into the alveoli; When people exhale, the tracheobronchial constriction, and the already narrow bronchioles become more narrowed after contraction, and some may completely collapse and occlude, causing the air to not be completely exhaled, causing expiratory difficulties.

Anti-infection**, expectorant, etc. can be treated to improve airway conditions and improve airway stenosis to a certain extent.

Second, the alveolar elasticity disappears, and carbon dioxide is not easy to be discharged.

Carbon dioxide retention is severe, the alveoli are over-inflated and gradually lose their elasticity, and in order to replace them, the alveoli continue to expand, so that they finally rupture, the lung tissue is destroyed, and the oxygen inhaled and the expelled carbon dioxide cannot be exchanged well.

In this way, the muscles of the heart, neck, chest, and abdomen that are related to or control breathing must work harder in order to pump oxygen into the respiratory system. As a result, patients often have difficulty completing daily tasks and even find it difficult to walk.

It can be seen that patients with emphysema have shortness of breath and dyspnea, and as the disease progresses, it becomes more and more severe, mostly due to sputum blockage, airway narrowing, and carbon dioxide retention. Patients with emphysema should pay attention to expectoration and gas, control infection, unblock the airway, and relieve intrapulmonary hypertension in order to improve respiratory function and improve quality of life.