Patients with COPD who have not been lifted by epidemic alert need more care
The temperature in spring is high and low, which is the season of COPD. And some patients with COPD often suffer from acute attacks due to negligence of maintenance. What makes patients with COPD even worse is that when the new coronavirus pneumonia is prevalent, the lungs are more susceptible to infection. During a special period, if you have to go to the hospital due to a relapse of the disease, you increase the chance of contracting new coronary pneumonia. Therefore, to prevent new coronary pneumonia in patients with COPD, we must first pay attention to the prevention and treatment of COPD itself.
COPD is the abbreviation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is an important chronic respiratory disease with a large number of patients and a high mortality rate. Due to its slow and progressive development, it seriously affects the patient's labor capacity and quality of life. Due to the reduction of self defense and immune function, as well as the influence of various harmful factors from outside, the disease often recurs, and various cardiopulmonary complications will gradually occur.
Chinese medicine believes that with the rise of yang in the spring, the yang in the kidney will gradually rise, and the kidney is in the waist and the yang will spread to the whole body. Therefore, this season for COPD patients, don't be greedy first. Once the wind and cold invade, the yang will be trapped underneath, so that the blood circulation below the waist is hindered, and the waist and knees are sore and painful and numb.
In the daily diet, patients with COPD should consume more protein, mainly fish, poultry, eggs, lean meat and other high-quality proteins; intake of sufficient vitamins, especially vitamin A and vitamin C. In addition, elderly patients with COPD have poor appetite and digestive function, and should eat less and eat more meals.
When the current new coronary pneumonia alarm has not been completely lifted, patients with COPD should still reduce unnecessary outings. Even for outdoor activities, patients with COPD who are allergic to pollen should avoid going to places where there is much pollen, and do not keep flowers and grass at home. If contact cannot be completely avoided, wear a mask or use a preventive anti-allergy medicine under the guidance of a doctor.
Patients with COPD may experience sore throat, increased cough, increased sputum output, coughing of yellow pus, and increased shortness of breath with wheezing, fever, and other symptoms. You can take the COPD treatment drugs stored at home based on your previous medical history, but if the medication does not alleviate for three days or the symptoms are particularly serious, you should seek medical treatment immediately to avoid delaying your illness.
In addition, an important factor in preventing COPD is to quit smoking and avoid passive smoking. Once COPD occurs, it should be treated in the hospital in the morning. In addition to antibiotics, bronchodilators, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation and other measures are used in the treatment of the acute exacerbation period; treatment in the stable period is mainly based on drugs, combined with measures such as smoking cessation, exercise, and nutritional support.
Patients with COPD should actively sputum during convalescence, as follows:
Coughing can expel sputum through coughing. For those who can not use codeine and other antitussive drugs, you can use equal cough expectorants.
Humidify the respiratory tract to drink plenty of water, maintain a daily fluid intake of 1500 to 2000 ml, and the indoor humidity in the dry season is not less than 60%.
Turning over and patting the back of a long-term bedridden patient regularly turning over is conducive to sputum discharge. The back patting should be combined with a cough to help the back patter master the correct method, relax the wrist, and tap evenly. Text / Wu Shimin