Is pulmonary edema contagious? Timely treatment is the most important

Pulmonary edema is mostly acute, and coughing is a typical symptom, especially coughing in the middle of the night is most severe. This disease is not contagious, but if it is caused by a virus, it can be contagious. Therefore, it is necessary to actively treat it. You can choose traditional Chinese medicine treatment and eat a light diet.

1. Is pulmonary edema contagious?

Pulmonary edema has a primary cause, and edema is just a manifestation. If it is caused by an autologous disease, it will not be contagious, but you still need to actively treat it yourself. If it is caused by an infectious disease such as some viruses and bacteria, it can also be transmitted to others. In addition to treating your own illness, you must also protect the people around you.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

1. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine - the method of replenishing qi, promoting diuresis and strengthening the body.

2. Acupuncture therapy.

3. Diet therapy. Western medicine treatments include: the principles of treatment are anti-tuberculosis drug chemotherapy and chest drainage. 1. Chemotherapy with anti-tuberculosis drugs. 2 Thoracentesis and drainage. 3. Application of adrenal cortex hormone. You can ask your doctor for details.

Treatment mainly uses diuretics to increase the excretion of sodium and water, which helps to reduce blood volume and reduce pulmonary vascular congestion; cardiotonic drugs to increase myocardial contractility, improve left ventricular function, and increase cardiac output; arterial vasodilators to dilate arterioles and reduce systemic vascular resistance; and venous vasodilators to reduce the amount of blood returning to the heart and reduce left ventricular filling pressure. Non-drug treatment includes correcting the inducing factors, limiting salt intake (less than 2 grams per day), limiting water intake (less than 1200cc per day), and appropriately limiting the amount of activity.