What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for pleural effusion?

Pleural effusion is actually fluid in the pleural cavity. Pleural effusion refers to a disease in which there is an unreasonable increase in fluid production or decrease in absorption, and the fluid in the pleural cavity exceeds the normal range. Pleural effusion generally has two types of fluids, one of which is exudate. Pleural effusion refers to the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity, which compresses the surrounding nerves and lung tissue, causing difficulty breathing. Below is the content I found about how to solve pleural effusion.

1. Thoracentesis: For patients with moderate to large pleural effusion accompanied by obvious symptoms, thoracentesis should be performed, and the daily fluid extraction volume should not exceed 1000 ml. If it is an acute empyema, closed chest drainage can be used in addition to repeated drainage of pus.

2. Intrapleural injection: The drug can be selected based on the bacterial identification of the effusion. If it is cancerous effusion that is difficult to control, tetracycline, talcum powder or other adhesives can be injected into the chest cavity after drainage.

3. Treatment of primary disease: For tuberculous effusion, the patient should take the usual chemotherapy regimen and add glucocorticoids at the same time. If it is metastatic cancerous effusion, the treatment of the primary lesion should be strengthened.

4. Supportive therapy: If it is a leak, plasma protein can be supplemented and diuresis can be enhanced.

5. Surgical treatment: Chronic empyema and persistent encapsulated pleural effusion should be treated with surgery as the main treatment.

6. Pleural effusion is common in tuberculous pleurisy and pleural effusion caused by cancer. Appropriate treatment measures should be taken according to different causes. For patients with a small amount of pleural effusion, it is generally not necessary to drain the pleural effusion or only perform diagnostic puncture. For patients with a large amount of pleural effusion, the pleural effusion should be drained 2 to 3 times a week until the pleural effusion is completely absorbed.

Regarding the symptoms of pleural effusion, the above contents can effectively treat this disease, so scientific treatment methods are still very important. In addition to treatment, patients with pleural effusion should also pay attention to diet safety and eat more high-protein foods, such as eggs and wheat. You can also eat more soy products, such as soy milk, and eat more fruits and vegetables appropriately to supplement the vitamins needed by the human body.