Showing posts with label complications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label complications. Show all posts

Thursday, October 18, 2018

What are the complications and harms of chronic bronchitis? How to treat chronic bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis is a long-term accumulation of diseases, and the multiple populations are middle-aged and elderly people, which will have a great impact on the life and work of patients. Chronic bronchitis can cause a variety of complications and complicate the condition. So what are the complications of chronic bronchitis, and how to treat it? Then let the experts of Jinan Asthma Hospital introduce to us.
What are the complications and harms of chronic bronchitis? How to treat chronic bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis complications

1.Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is often accompanied by symptoms such as low fever, fatigue, night sweats, and hemoptysis; the degree of cough and sputum is related to the activity of tuberculosis. X-ray examination can find lung lesions, sputum tuberculosis test positive, senile pulmonary tuberculosis toxicity symptoms are not obvious, often due to the cover of chronic bronchitis symptoms, long-term undiscovered, should pay special attention.

2. Bronchial asthma

The onset age is mild, often with a history of individual or family allergic disease; tracheal and bronchial responsiveness to various stimuli, manifested as extensive bronchospasm and stenosis, clinically have paroxysmal dyspnea and cough, onset Short or continuous. Chest percussion has been unvoiced, and auscultation has a wheezing sound with prolonged exhalation and high pitch. Chronic bronchitis often occurs in the late stage. Eosinophils are more common in patients with bronchial asthma, while those in patients with asthmatic bronchitis are fewer.

What are the complications of bronchitis?

Bronchitis is the most common type of respiratory disease, and many people suffer from the disease and suffer. However, after suffering from bronchitis, it is actually a complication of the patient's fear. What about the complications of bronchitis?
What are the complications of bronchitis?
Complications of bronchitis

Atelectasis

When the bronchial inflammation occurs, the amount of secretions will increase, the sputum will become sticky, and bronchospasm will occur. This will cause the mucus plug to block the airway, and the atelectasis will occur.

Lung infection

The occurrence of bronchitis is easy to secondary to lung infection. Therefore, in order to reduce the harm, patients with bronchitis should focus on improving immunity, preventing colds and keeping the breathing clear in daily life, which can reduce the incidence of infection. Of course, if a lung infection has already occurred, you should receive regular treatment in a timely manner.