How does old person breath shortness of breath difficulty do
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How to deal with dyspnea in the elderly? When the elderly have some degenerative body functions, there will be a lot of diseases. So what should we do if the elderly have dyspnea? Here's an introduction.
How does old person breath shortness of breath difficulty do
The elderly should avoid contacting with some pathogenic factors, especially smoking, environmental pollution, colds, etc., and avoid the inhalation of dust and irritant gases; they should keep warm at ordinary times, change their unhealthy lifestyle, and improve their living environment if conditions permit.
Long term home oxygen therapy is very important for anoxic people. Anoxic people need to supplement oxygen, and they need to supplement oxygen at any time. If the blood oxygen saturation is lower than 90%, long-term home oxygen therapy is necessary. If the blood oxygen saturation is lower than 91-95%, long-term home oxygen therapy is best. Long term home oxygen therapy is to inhale oxygen through nasal catheter, with the flow rate of 1.0-2.0 L / min (according to the doctor's advice). The duration of oxygen inhalation covers the period of hypoxia, and oxygen inhalation is necessary during sleep. Long term home oxygen therapy should use oxygen machine instead of ordinary oxygen machine. This method has a good effect on relieving dyspnea of the elderly.
Bronchodilators: compared with oral drugs, inhalers have less adverse reactions, so inhalation is the first choice. 2. 2. Glucocorticoid: this treatment can reduce the frequency of acute exacerbation and improve the quality of life. The combination of inhaled corticosteroids and β 2 agonists is better than that of inhaled corticosteroids alone. Long term oral glucocorticoid therapy is not recommended for COPD patients. 3. Other drugs: (1) expectorants (mucolytics) (2) antioxidants (3) immunomodulators (4) vaccines (5) traditional Chinese medicine treatment.
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This is the introduction of how to deal with the old people's shortness of breath. If the old people have dyspnea, although it doesn't happen often, it is very urgent and terrible once it happens in the old people. Therefore, once the elderly feel dyspnea, they must see a doctor in time and must not be delayed.
