How is pleuropneumonia treated

summary

Pleurisy is the inflammation of pleura, which can be divided into exudative pleurisy and dry pleurisy. It can be caused by pneumonia, tuberculosis, injury or drug allergy. Patients usually show chest pain, shortness of breath, and even dyspnea in severe cases. It can be diagnosed by routine blood test and tuberculin test. The main treatment is antibiotic treatment, pain relief and hormone therapy. Let's take a look at the specific related conditions.

How is pleuropneumonia treated

First: first of all, pleurisy can be caused by pneumonia, tuberculosis or rib fracture. Patients are prone to shortness of breath, cough, and even dyspnea. The most common symptom of pleurisy is chest pain. These are the symptoms that need attention.

Second: for some tuberculous dry or exudative pleurisy patients can use tuberculosis drug treatment, such as: isoniazid, rifampicin drugs. For some patients with non tuberculous pleurisy, it is mainly for the primary disease to choose the appropriate drug treatment, purulent pleurisy and some tuberculous empyema with infection of penicillin treatment.

Third: finally, for some patients with exudative pleurisy, pleural effusion, and obvious dyspnea, or some patients with effusion pleurisy still do not absorb after long treatment, it is usually recommended to use pleural puncture drainage treatment, if you want to help patients relieve pain, you can choose oral aspirin or codeine.

matters needing attention

We should pay attention to proper rest, avoid overwork, eat a balanced diet, and eat more high protein and vitamin foods. And we should pay attention to some dyspnea, pay attention to give oxygen to improve the situation.