How does Chinese medicine treat pericardial effusion

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Last year, grandma was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, and there were complications of pericardial effusion. Due to the influence of objective factors, she took conservative drug treatment. At the end of the treatment, she began to take target drugs. At present, she has obviously improved and left home. Let's share her initial treatment experience.

How does Chinese medicine treat pericardial effusion

First, there is a lack of consensus on the treatment plan, which mostly depends on the personal experience of the therapist. Drug treatment includes the use of hormones, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti tuberculosis drugs and other etiological treatment. In the absence of symptoms can also be observed without drugs. 　　

Second: grandma found pericardial effusion through X-ray examination. At that time, the doctor gave two treatment options, one was conservative drug treatment, the other was pericardiocentesis. But considering the operation has a certain risk, grandma's physical condition is not good, or take a conservative drug treatment.

Third: drug treatment includes hormone, anti-inflammatory drugs and anti tuberculosis drugs. Grandmother is through taking anti-inflammatory drugs, and with the help of traditional Chinese medicine Fuling Guizhi Baizhu Decoction for adjuvant treatment. Because her own fluid volume is not much, so adhere to a month of treatment, the situation has improved significantly. However, if the amount of fluid in patients with more, it is not recommended to take conservative treatment, should be more inclined to choose pericardiocentesis.

matters needing attention

Pericardial effusion usually exists as a complication of other diseases. There are many causes of pericardial effusion, such as poor drainage after cardiac surgery, pericardiotomy syndrome, trauma, tumor, tuberculosis and aortic dissection aneurysm breaking into the pericardium. Among them, pericardiotomy syndrome and pericardial effusion caused by tumor after cardiac surgery are the most common. Therefore, the prevention of this disease is mainly focused on It is necessary to treat the primary disease actively. At the same time, because of the lack of typical symptoms in the early stage of the disease, it is easy to be confused with other diseases. Therefore, in the treatment of the diseases of the above causes, we should consider the existence of the disease, strictly observe, and actively treat once found.