Inflammation of the lungs, types and types of inflammation of the lungs, symptoms and treatment of lung inflammation.
Content
Inflammation of lungs (pneumonia) in most cases develops with unrealized colds. In such situations, the inflammatory ARVI process descends into the lower respiratory tract, hitting the mucous membranes of the bronchi (bronchitis), and then the lungs.
Types and forms of pneumonia
Official medicine allocates community and hospital pneumonia, this difference is caused by the pathogen who caused the inflammation of the lungs. The community shape is developing due to the attack of pneumococci, while hospital — Because of streptococcus, golden staphylococcus, the blue rod, etc.
Infection by all groups of pathogens can occur both airborne droplets and with extensive sepsis or injuries of the chest. Complete Pneumonia develop with air-drip infection.
Forms of pneumonia
Distinguish bitty and pleural forms of pneumonia. With a brute variety, the inflammatory process affects the share or completely lung, including a protective mucous membrane (pleura). All this is accompanied by a leakage of temperature, difficulty breathing and pain in the affected organ. Later symptoms: unproductive cough, poor sputtering, general extremely difficult condition.
The focal type is evolving after the diseases of the upper respiratory tract (ORVI, flu and other). After visible recovery in the patient, the temperature rises sharply, pain appears and cough come back.
Treatment of lung inflammation
Inflammation of the lungs requires comprehensive treatment, more often in hospital. Important conditions are observance of beddown and strict implementation of all medical guidelines, otherwise pneumonia can go into a chronic form that is heavier to treat.
Therapy of the disease is built around antibacterial drugs, the type and dosage of which the doctor defines, guided by the patient's condition and its individual characteristics of the body. Depending on the severity of the illness, intravenous administration of antibiotics can be appointed for faster effect achievement.
Recognizing treatment
In addition to drugs for the treatment of pneumonia, physiotherapy procedures (mustard pieces, electrophoresis, UFO chest and so on) are widely used. You can also use expectorant decoctions and make inhalation to facilitate wet wet.
Patient food with lung inflammation should be full, with normal content of vitamins, proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Abundant drinking (up to three liters per day) also contributes to the purification of the body from toxins. Against the background of taking antibiotics, natural fermented milk drinks and products regulating the intestinal work will be alike.
