How should pneumonia be treated

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Pneumonia, as the name suggests, is lung inflammation. If you want to treat pneumonia scientifically, reasonably and quickly, you should first understand the classification of pneumonia. At present, pneumonia can be divided into the following categories according to different classifications: lobar pneumonia, lobular pneumonia and interstitial pneumonia according to anatomy; bacterial pneumonia, pneumonia caused by atypical pathogens and viral pneumonia according to etiology Pneumonia, fungal pneumonia, pneumonia caused by other pathogens, physical, chemical and allergic pneumonia; according to the disease environment classification: community acquired pneumonia, hospital acquired pneumonia. So how to treat pneumonia quickly? Here are the steps to treat pneumonia.

How should pneumonia be treated

First: understand the cause and condition. If we want to treat pneumonia in time and reasonably, we must first understand the causes of pneumonia and the current degree of pneumonia, that is, quickly determine what kind of pneumonia. In this way, it involves a series of examinations, such as blood routine examination, sputum culture, blood and pleural effusion culture, chest X-ray examination, CT, MRI examination. Through the above examination, we can basically determine the cause and condition of pneumonia.

Second: drug treatment. After understanding the types of pneumonia, we need to treat it. Antibiotics are necessary for the treatment of pneumonia. The choice of antibiotics and how to give them should be determined according to the patient's age, disease degree and physical condition. This must be careful and comprehensive examination indicators, and the doctor can make a reasonable match.

Third: regular review. After taking antibacterial drugs and treatment for a period of time, we must understand the treatment effect in order to prepare for the follow-up treatment. We can judge the treatment effect from two aspects: first, clinical manifestations, such as body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, arterial oxygen saturation under the air condition of breathing room, eating, mental state, etc. Secondly, various auxiliary examinations, i.e. the examinations mentioned in the first point.

matters needing attention

I want to tell you that once you have pneumonia, in addition to drug treatment, you should stay in bed, drink a lot of water, inhale oxygen, and actively remove sputum from the body. At the same time, you should maintain a healthy and good mood to actively treat the disease. What's more important is to actively prevent and control the occurrence of pneumonia in later life, eat more fruits and vegetables in daily life, often open windows for ventilation, pay attention to personal hygiene, strengthen physical exercise and enhance personal physique.