Symptoms and treatment of pneumonia in adults

Pneumonia in adults refers to pneumonia in adults, which is inflammation of the lungs caused by infection by bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. The main manifestations are fever, cough and sputum production.

1. Symptoms:

1. Typical symptoms: high fever usually does not go away, and it will be accompanied by chills, headache, muscle aches, body temperature will continue to rise during the onset of the disease, and the body will also appear fatigue;

2. Other symptoms: If the condition is more serious, it may also cause the patient to have dyspnea and chest tightness and shortness of breath, and need to go to the hospital for treatment in time.

2. Treatment:

1. General treatment: During the illness, you must drink more warm water to replenish the water needed in the body, and at the same time, you also need to pay attention to a light diet, try to eat liquid or semi-liquid food, such as millet porridge or pumpkin porridge, so as not to increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, thereby affecting the recovery effect;

2. Drug treatment: If it is caused by viral infection, you can take antiviral drugs such as ribavirin granules and acyclovir tablets according to the doctor's instructions; In the case of bacterial pneumonia, antibiotics such as cefixime capsules, levofloxacin hydrochloride capsules and other antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to control the infection. In addition, it can also be used to assist in the improvement of cough and phlegm medications, such as compound licorice oral solution, Chuanbei loquat dew, etc.

In addition, it is necessary to keep the indoor air well ventilated and avoid goingabortiondense places, otherwise it will lead to more aggravation of the disease.