How does radiation pneumonitis do
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Pneumonia is a more complex disease, without pathogenic factors, leading to pneumonia can be divided into a variety of situations, such as radiation pneumonia is a typical one. Now let's see what to do with radiation pneumonitis.
How does radiation pneumonitis do
First, in order to prevent the occurrence of radiation pneumonia, we should strictly control the total radiation dose and its single dose distribution, radiation field size. Breast cancer for radiotherapy, the best tangent projection, try to avoid lung damage.
Second, in the process of radiotherapy, we should closely observe whether the patients have respiratory symptoms and temperature rise. If pneumonia is found by X-ray examination, radiotherapy should be stopped immediately. The treatment method is mainly symptomatic treatment, secondary pulmonary infection given antibiotics, but the use of antibiotics should pay special attention, must be under the guidance of the doctor medication.
Third: the early application of glucocorticoid is effective, generally using prednisone treatment. Anticoagulant therapy was ineffective in the treatment of small vessel embolism. Oxygen inhalation can improve hypoxemia.
matters needing attention
Keep the room clean and fresh. The indoor temperature is 18-20 ℃ and the humidity is 60% - 65%. Actively give psychological counseling, so that patients can maintain a good mental state, to have the confidence to overcome the disease, usually take care of patients, give more care of life.
