What should be the nursing care of patients with emphysema? Experts remind that if they get emphysema, in addition to receiving the regular treatment of doctors, patients also need to pay attention to do a good job in the care of the disease in life, what nursing should be done?
(1) The primary diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and silicosis, should be actively prevented and treated. This disease is due to lung function damage, affecting physical health and resistance, and the two are cause and effect each other, therefore, pay attention to daily care, improve physical health and resistance, is the fundamental method to improve lung function, and to establish the confidence to cure, this disease is not incurable disease. Wang Qiang, Department of thoracic surgery, Shanghai Yuanda cardiothoracic hospital
(2) According to the patient's physical strength, can actively participate in some appropriate sports activities. If jogging is one of the most complete body-wide coordinated exercise, it can increase lung capacity and endurance, maintain even breathing during jogging, and make enough oxygen enter the body. Taijiquan, soft exercise, walking and so on can improve health. Patients who have been exercising for many years can keep healthy more than those who take more rest and less exercise.
(3) Patients with emphysema are most afraid of the cold in winter, and are also prone to cold. After each respiratory tract infection, the symptoms worsen and the lung function is also affected. Cold resistance exercise can improve the patient's resistance. In spring, first rub the exposed parts of the head, face, upper and lower limbs with two hands, several times a day, for several minutes each time, until the skin is slightly red. In summer, soak a towel in cold water indoors and wring it dry before rubbing the whole body, once or twice a day. Use cold water to wipe face after autumn. After this kind of cold resistance exercise, can reduce the cold, respiratory tract infection.
What should be the nursing of emphysema patients? Do you understand? Experts remind patients to go to the regular professional hospital for treatment, we wish you a speedy recovery.