What are the symptoms of radiation pneumonitis?

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Radiation pneumonitis refers to the inflammation of terminal airway, alveoli and pulmonary interstitium. Many people have had radiation pneumonitis in their life. What are the symptoms of radiation pneumonitis?. The main clinical symptoms are fever, cough, expectoration, blood in sputum, chest pain or dyspnea. The food and drink of patients with radiation pneumonia are very important. Let me share with you the symptoms of radiation pneumonia?.

What are the symptoms of radiation pneumonitis?

First, the initial stage is irritative dry cough, and then white mucus sputum or bloody sputum can be coughed up. After 1-2 days, mucus blood sputum or rust colored sputum can be coughed up, and purulent sputum can also be coughed up. In the dissipation stage, the amount of sputum increases, and the sputum is yellow and thin.

Second: more severe side chest pain, often needle like, with cough or deep breathing and aggravation, can radiate to the shoulder or abdomen. If it is lower lobe pneumonia, it can stimulate septal pleura and cause severe abdominal pain, which is easy to be misdiagnosed as acute abdomen.

Third: dyspnea, rapid and shallow breathing caused by insufficient ventilation, chest pain and toxemia. When the condition is serious, it will affect the gas exchange and cause the decrease of arterial oxygen saturation and cyanosis.

matters needing attention

On this, I would like to remind you: pneumonia patients need to eat more fruit, soup, less eggs. The food of pneumonia patients should be light, and more water and vitamin C should be added, but pneumonia patients should pay attention not to eat too much at a time, too much protein will cause indigestion. Therefore, diet for pneumonia care measures are also very important.