How to treat viral pericardial effusion

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Viral pericardial effusion is a common chronic disease in our life, but the difficulty of treatment is very high. After all, it is easy to relapse. Last year, grandma was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, and there were complications of pericardial effusion. Due to the influence of objective factors, she took conservative drug treatment. At the end of the treatment, she began to take target drugs. At present, she has obviously improved and left home. Let's share her initial treatment experience.

How to treat viral pericardial effusion

First: grandma found pericardial effusion through X-ray examination. At that time, the doctor gave two treatment options, one was conservative drug treatment, the other was pericardiocentesis. But considering the operation has a certain risk, grandma's physical condition is not good, or take a conservative drug treatment.

Second, drug treatment includes hormone, anti-inflammatory drugs and anti tuberculosis drugs. Grandmother is through taking anti-inflammatory drugs, and with the help of traditional Chinese medicine Fuling Guizhi Baizhu Decoction for adjuvant treatment.

Third: because her own fluid volume is not much, so adhere to a month of treatment, the situation has improved significantly. However, if the amount of fluid in patients with more, it is not recommended to take conservative treatment, should be more inclined to choose pericardiocentesis.

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The incidence rate of pericardial effusion is high in female population, especially in the climacteric period of women. Its clinical symptoms are chest pain and shortness of breath. Some patients can have pericardial obstruction. This disease is not accompanied by acute pericarditis. Therefore, the onset time of it is uncertain. When pericardial effusion increases, pericardial congestion will occur.