How to treat acute bronchopneumonia

Acute bronchitis is mainly treated by etiology and symptomatic treatment.

However, elderly patients with chronic underlying heart and lung diseases may have fatigue and loss of appetite in the acute stage, and when respiratory muscle weakness leads to hypoventilation, hospitalization for respiratory support and oxygen therapy is required.

1. Treatment of causes: avoid inhalation of irritating gases and dusts, and timely apply drugs to control tracheo-bronchial inflammation. If bacterial infection is identified, antibiotics can be used to control the infection based on culture and susceptibility testing, and antiviral therapy if the infection is viral.

2. Symptomatic treatment:

Cough and expectorant: For patients with severe dry cough symptoms, drugs such as dextromethorphan hydrobromide and pentoverrine can be used to suppress cough, while patients with phlegm should not be given strong antitussive drugs, such as cocaine. If the sputum is not easy to cough up, compound ammonium chloride mixture, bromhexine or musutan can be used, and nebulization treatment can also be given, which is conducive to the removal of phlegm.

Antiasma: add antiasthmatic drugs, such as aminophylline, when wheezing.

Rest: Drink plenty of water and keep indoor air circulating.

Antipyretic and analgesic: acetyl amino acids and ibuprofen, etc.

Anti-allergic: chlorpheniramine maleate or diphenhydramine.

Patients should pay attention to keeping warm in cold weather, avoid upper respiratory tract infections, and quit smoking. Do a good job in environmental protection and control air pollution. To improve labor hygiene conditions, the production workshop should prevent harmful gases, acid mist and dust from escaping. If there is any abnormality, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time, and take medication and other treatments under the guidance of a doctor.