In the past few days, there have been more and more reports of "white lungs" occurring after infection with Omicron . Initially, "white lung" came into public view after some patients died of infection, especially after some celebrities or their family members died of infection.
A doctor said that he saw 60 patients in the outpatient clinic in the morning, and almost all of them were positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, 80% had varying degrees of pneumonia, and most of them had the characteristics of viral pneumonia based on imaging studies.
Many doctors and patients have mentioned that many people still have coughs, shortness of breath, , chest tightness, and wheezing when they move more. When they went to the hospital for examination, it was found that the virus had invaded the lungs and had turned into white lung.
The situation of white lung is not something that a doctor can say. It is necessary to attract the attention of relevant departments.
"White lung" and "black lung" reflect the density in the lungs
Normal people's lungs are full of gas, so the density is low, X-rays are attenuated less, and the final displayed image is black.
Once the lungs are filled with secretions or have space-occupying lesions, the density will increase, the X-rays will attenuate more, and the final image will appear white. Why does
cause "white lung"?
When our lungs are infected by bacteria or viruses, the local tissues will experience a kind of "self-protection" - exudation, which can not only dilute the toxins, but also bring nutrients to white blood cells and transport away metabolites . Because the exudate is liquid, the overall density of the lungs increases.
Especially the elderly, because their cough strength is poor, it is difficult to completely cough up the secretions when the pneumonia is severe, causing the bronchi to be blocked by the sticky secretions, resulting in further reduction of air in the lungs, and eventually the density of the lungs becomes higher and higher, leading to the occurrence of "white lungs".
What serious reactions will the white lung cause?
As we all know, lung tissue is used for breathing. The purpose of breathing is to absorb oxygen in the air through alveoli into the blood vessels around the alveoli, and send it to the organs throughout the body for supply to these organs. To ensure the normal operation of this function, there is a prerequisite for the use of the device, that is, the alveoli must be clean and cannot contain other substances. If for some reason the alveoli are filled with liquid or cellular components, air cannot be inhaled into the alveoli, and the oxygen in the air cannot be taken in. People will feel suffocated, and breathing desperately cannot relieve the symptoms of hypoxia.
Go to the hospital quickly if you have these symptoms, don’t delay.
Recently, China Association for Science and Technology Popular Science China official platform Popular Science China released "After being infected with the new coronavirus, under what circumstances do you need to go to the hospital?" "The article clearly points out when different groups of people need to go to the hospital.
For the vast majority of young people, if they are asymptomatic infections , they do not need medication at all. Just drink more water and rest. If the symptoms are mild, if you rest more, drink more water, and don't take medicine, it will not be a big problem to heal on its own. If the symptoms are severe or the following conditions occur, you need to seek medical treatment promptly:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain, self-test blood oxygen drops below 95%;
- Body temperature is still 38.5°C after drug treatment, or Heart rate continues to increase (more than 100 beats/min), exceeding 3 Days;
- The original underlying disease was significantly aggravated and could not be controlled.
Children are positive for COVID-19, and most of them have no symptoms. At this time, the children can be regarded as normal people. No need to take any medicine.However, if your child has the following symptoms, you need to consider seeing a doctor immediately and cannot stay at home:
- Difficulty breathing;
- Persistent chest tightness or chest pain;
- is confused;
- has been unable to sleep or cannot wake up easily;
- has pale skin and purple lips;
- 3 Elderly
- severe headache;
- skin rash, especially rash rapid worsening;
- photophobia;
- When the head is tilted forward, if there is stiffness and pain in the neck;
- Abnormal mental status, such as talking nonsense, confusion;
- Continuous vomiting;
- Chest pain or difficulty breathing;
- Abdominal pain or painful urination;
- Convulsive attacks.
- 4 Pregnant women
- Persistent headache, dizziness, fever;
- Severe edema;
- have difficulty breathing;
- chest pain or rapid heartbeat;
- severe nausea and vomiting ;
- abdominal pain;
- vaginal bleeding or abnormal secretions, etc.;
- abnormal fetal movement.
- is not sure about the situation.
is smaller than Infants aged 3 months old need to seek medical attention immediately if they develop fever symptoms. I also remind you that these are just some representative symptoms. If you are not sure, you can also find a doctor or consult a doctor online.
Elderly people (over 65 years old) mostly suffer from one or more chronic diseases, so they need to pay closer attention. After being infected with new coronavirus , fever and cough are the most common. For elderly people with fever, if they are accompanied by the following symptoms, they need to seek medical treatment in time:
In addition, the elderly with chronic diseases need to adhere to the existing treatment during the period of infection with the new crown virus. Antihypertensive drugs cannot be stopped on their own, and dialysis cannot be stopped. Stopping on their own is very dangerous. Especially with dialysis, serious complications may occur, such as hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest, which are life-threatening.
Most pregnant women with COVID-19 do not need to see a doctor, but they still need to closely observe their body changes. If the following serious signals appear, you need to see a doctor urgently:
Sometimes you are not sure about the above situation, so if you are worried, you can go to the hospital to seek help from a doctor without hesitation.
from The Good Doctor
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