5/3/08

Why not the elderly suffering from pneumonia Kechuan

Qibo this year over 80 years old, the body has not so good. He is often the last Chi Buxia rice, the spirit of dispirited, Jin Er did not walk point. Qibo stroke too early years, children are also worried that he committed a Lao Maobing, send him to the hospital for medical treatment.

End谁知doctor for medical examination, he has to Qupai chest film. His family did not understand, asked the doctor what disease had Qibo in the end, the doctor said Qibo likely suffering from pneumonia, which the children are even more Yitouwushui: "how not had pneumonia fever, cough, asthma is« "

Qibo of the children said: "The doctors there are his reason, Qupai Bai!" The result of film quickly, Qibo is really suffering from pneumonia.

In recent years the incidence of pneumonia in the elderly? A href = 'http://lx.jibingku.com/' target = _blank> Yong黾the trend of weakness ? 0 elderly people over the age of the cause of death in the ranks first, Even more than cancer and cardiovascular disease. As physical decline in older persons, physiology recession, tracheal mucosa of purification and cough reflex was inhibited, the lower Expectoration function, making tracheal secretions stranded, nasal mucosa and respiratory secretion of immunoglobulin reduced, the lower immune function, people in Pulmonary inflammation of the circumstances, there is no cough and asthma, and so should the stress response.

Excessive use of antibiotics, or used anti-cancer drugs, hormones and have received special treatment, moving a major surgery, the elderly are triggered a major cause of pneumonia. Because the elderly have more potential complications of the disease and more, the elderly pneumonia high mortality rate.

Under normal circumstances the elderly pneumonia rare Kechuan, Biemen, spit rust-like sputum, and other typical symptoms, and only low-grade fever, chills, or accompanied by nausea, vomiting, the most easily misdiagnosed as flu or gastrointestinal diseases. For some senior citizens or Jiubing the elderly, because of their physical reactions of the poor, and sometimes even fever, chills and other symptoms has not only manifested as fatigue weakness, loss of appetite, make them apathetic, and so can not tolerate and described the symptoms, Some patients quickly into a coma, making it difficult to rapid diagnosis. Early chest Kouzhen elderly pneumonia can be no Zhuoyin, auscultation may not «-signs, only when La-Take a deep breath. Therefore, the diagnosis of pneumonia in the elderly mainly based on the X chest film.

Winter, the elderly note the following contribute to the prevention of this disease:

Attention to enhance physical exercise, strengthening the defense capabilities of the cold. Pingsu not Shenju to Jane, to more outdoor activities, more than the sun, breathe fresh air, increase lung capacity, to enhance physical fitness, improving disease resistance capacity.

The attention of the nutritionally balanced diet, adequate water to prevent water shortages caused Expectoration difficulties.

As far as possible away from the pollution of the environment, as early as possible to quit.

Aggressive treatment of pneumonia caused elderly chronic diseases

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