What is the usual manifestation of pneumonia caused by a cold

The name of pneumonia comes from Western medicine, and it is the result of fluoroscopy and laboratory tests. I am a Chinese medicine practitioner, so let's talk about it from the perspective of Chinese medicine.

Spring is the season of spring temperature and wind temperature. Pneumonia in Western medicine belongs to the category of wind temperature in traditional Chinese medicine. Wind temperature is an acute external fever caused by the feeling of wind fever.

In the early stage, the manifestations of evil in the lungs are: fever, slight chills, slight thirst, cough and so on. If it is not treated in time** or mistreated, the evil gradually enters the inside, and the lungs are hot and prosperous at this time, and the clinical manifestations are:

Body heat, sweating, thirst, coughing and wheezing, viscous and unpleasant sputum, even shortness of breath, nasal fanning, chest pain, red tongue and yellow tongue, pulse count. This stage is mostly pneumonia in Western medicine. As long as the dialectic is done properly, one or two doses can be effective.

The novel coronavirus belongs to the family Coronaviridae Coronaviruses, positive-stranded single-stranded RNA viruses. At present, the epidemic strain of the new coronavirus is Omicron, and most of the infected people are asymptomatic and mild, and symptomatic infected people mainly have symptoms such as cough, sore throat, and fever. However, there are certain differences in the symptoms of different infected people, and a small number of people with underlying diseases or immune deficiencies may be relatively serious, which can affect the lower respiratory tract and develop into pneumonia, which can cause symptoms of lung pain, and may also be accompanied by abnormalities such as chest tightness and dyspnea.

For patients infected with this type of new coronavirus, if the cough is severe and there is no sputum, antitussive drugs such as codeine phosphate tablets and dextromethorphan hydrobromide syrup can be used according to the doctor's instructions. If the cough has phlegm, use expectorant drugs such as compound clopronaline, bromhexine tablets, ambroxol hydrochloride oral solution, etc. If there are abnormal conditions such as dyspnea and hypoxia, oxygen inhalation can also be appropriately carried out to improve the discomfort symptoms.

If the infection with the novel coronavirus is confirmed, asymptomatic infections and mild cases are generally isolated at home, or they can voluntarily choose centralized isolation and treatment, and if the symptoms worsen during isolation, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time**. During the period of home isolation, health monitoring will be strengthened, and the isolation will be released from isolation for 2 consecutive nucleic acid tests with a CT value of 35 on the first day of isolation, and those whose condition worsens will be transferred to a designated hospital in a timely manner**.

Symptoms and signs of pneumonia can range from mild to severe, depending on factors such as the type of bacteria causing the infection, age, and overall physical health.

1. Pneumonia caused by bacterial infection

1) Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia: before the onset of the disease, there is often a history of cold, rain, fatigue, drunkenness, viral infection, and most of the prodromal symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. Onset is abrupt, with high fever, chills, and muscle aches, with a temperature rising to 39 40 within a few hours, peaking in the afternoon or evening, and a rapid pulse rate.

Chest pain on the affected side may radiate to the shoulder or abdomen, and worsen with coughing or deep breathing. It can cough up rust-colored sputum, and occasionally nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhea, and can easily be misdiagnosed as an acute abdomen.

2) Staphylococcal pneumonia: the onset is sudden, the patient will have chills, high fever, body temperature as high as 39 40, chest pain, a large amount of purulent sputum, bloody or pus blood, muscle and joint pain all over the body, and poor mental state. Blood-borne staphylococcal pneumonia often has ** wounds, boils, carbuncles or central venous catheter placement, etc., and less purulent sputum is coughed.

2. Lung infections caused by other pathogens:

1) Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: the incubation period is about 2 to 3 weeks, the onset is relatively slow, and the main symptoms are fatigue, sore throat, headache, cough, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea, muscle aches, earache, etc.

2) Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia: early manifestations of upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, similar to mycoplasma pneumonia. Symptoms are usually mild and include fever, chills, myalgia, dry cough, and nonpleuritic chest pain, headache, malaise, and fatigue, rarely hemoptysis, and sore throat and hoarseness in patients with pharyngitis.

3. Pneumonia caused by viral infection

1) Viral pneumonia: It is more likely to occur in the epidemic season of viral diseases, and the symptoms are usually mild, similar to those of mycoplasma pneumonia. However, the onset is more acute, and systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches, and fatigue are more prominent, and respiratory symptoms such as cough, little sputum, or white mucus sputum, and sore throat often appear when the symptoms of acute influenza have not subsided.

2) Infectious atypical pneumonia: the incubation period is 2 10 days, the onset is abrupt, most of the first symptoms are fever, the body temperature is greater than 38, there may be chills, cough, little sputum, occasionally bloody sputum, palpitations, dyspnea or even respiratory distress.

3) Highly pathogenic human avian influenza viral pneumonia: the incubation period is 1 7 days, most of which are 2 4 days. The main symptom is fever, which is mostly persistent above 39 and may be accompanied by runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle aches and general malaise.

Some patients may have gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and watery stools.

Pneumonia refers to inflammation of the end-airways, alveoli, and interstitium of the lungs. It can be caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, as well as physical and chemical factors such as radiation and inhalation foreign bodies. The main clinical symptoms are fever, cough, sputum production, blood in sputum, and chest pain or dyspnea.

In infantile pneumonia, symptoms are often subtle and may include a slight cough. Antibiotics are used for bacterial pneumonia**, 7 to 10 days**. Viral pneumonia is milder and antibiotics** are ineffective.

Pneumonia refers to the inflammation of the terminal airways, alveoli and pulmonary interstitium, and the clinical manifestations mainly include fever, cough, sputum production, dyspnea, and inflammatory infiltrates on x-rays of the lungs