Symptoms and treatment of sequelae of pneumothorax surgery

In clinical practice, if the pneumothorax surgery is unsuccessful or the care is improper, people may be left with sequelae. So, what are the symptoms and treatment methods of sequelae of pneumothorax surgery?

(1) Deficiency of chest yang:

Chest pain, tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, cough, pale face, cold limbs, thin white tongue, and stringy and wiry pulse. Treatment method: Expand the chest, regulate qi, promote yang and disperse nodules. Prescription: 30 grams of whole Trichosanthes kirilowii, 10 grams of Citrus aurantium, 10 grams of Allium macrostemon, 10 grams of Curcuma aromatica, 10 grams of Pinellia ternata, 6 grams of cinnamon twig, 15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, 6 grams of Licorice, and 30 grams of Bletilla striata.

(2) The upper part is full and the lower part is empty:

Cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, more exhalation than inhalation, excessive white sputum, sweating, cold limbs, white tongue coating, and a wiry and slippery pulse. Treatment method: descend qi and resolve phlegm, absorb qi and calm asthma. Prescription: 10 grams of perilla seed, 10 grams of pinellia, 10 grams of tangerine peel, 3 grams of cinnamon, 10 grams of angelica, 3 grams of agarwood, 10 grams of curcuma, 10 grams of bupleurum, 15 grams of white peony, 6 grams of licorice, and 30 grams of bletilla.

(3) Deficiency of both Qi and Yin:

Difficulty breathing, cough with little sputum, shortness of breath, fatigue, irritability and thirst, pale red tongue with little coating, and weak and thready pulse. Treatment method: Nourish Qi and Yin, moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Prescription: 15 grams of Pseudostellaria baicalensis, 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 10 grams of Schisandra chinensis, 15 grams of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 15 grams of Adenophora stellaria, 15 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, 10 grams of Apricot kernel, 10 grams of Aster tataricus, and 30 grams of raw Astragalus. Chinese patent medicine: Shengmaiyin oral liquid, Yangyinqingfei paste.