Types and symptoms of lung cancer
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Since the beginning of last month, my grandfather began to cough continuously. He thought he was bronchitis. He took a lot of anti-inflammatory and antitussive drugs, but the symptoms didn't improve much. Yesterday, he coughed a few times and then suddenly coughed blood. His family rushed him to the hospital and said it was lung cancer. Seek expert doctor to treat, the condition got control, about the kind of lung cancer and symptom? Do you know? Today, let me learn about the types and symptoms of lung cancer.
Types and symptoms of lung cancer
* 1: respiratory tract complications may occur after lung cancer surgery, such as retention of sputum, atelectasis, pneumonia and respiratory insufficiency. Especially the elderly, the weak, the chronic bronchitis and emphysema have a higher incidence rate. Because of postoperative wound pain, patients can not do effective cough, sputum retention caused by airway obstruction, atelectasis, respiratory insufficiency.
Second: chest, empyema and bronchopleural flaccidity after operation: hemothorax after operation is a serious complication, which needs emergency treatment, and if necessary, it should be timely re thoracotomy to stop bleeding. During lung surgery, bronchogenic or intrapulmonary secretions contaminate the chest and cause empyema.
Third: cardiovascular complications after lung cancer surgery are also very common, such as old and weak, mediastinal and hilar traction stimulation, hypokalemia, hypoxia and massive hemorrhage. The common cardiovascular complications include postoperative hypotension, arrhythmia, pericardial tamponade, heart failure and so on. For the elderly patients who have heart disease before operation and whose heart function is low, the operation should be strictly controlled.
matters needing attention
Warm tips: Vitamin C is conducive to the treatment of lung cancer, in the lung cancer diet, to take more. Lung cancer patients after surgery, we must pay attention to the reasonable diet, and according to the patient's condition to deploy. Surgical trauma can cause digestive system dysfunction, so in food selection and supplement, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin C, which can block the formation of cancer cells. In addition, garlic also contains anti-cancer substances. When enough heat supply, it can supplement protein nutrition and promote the synthesis of muscle protein.