How to treat pneumococcal pneumonia

There are many types of pneumonia, all named after their causes, so you should know what pneumococcal pneumonia is. After understanding the cause of pneumococcal pneumonia, the most important thing is to find a way to treat the disease and hope for a speedy recovery. Today, the editor will bring you the treatment methods for pneumococcal pneumonia, hoping it can help everyone.

Supportive therapy: The patient should rest in bed, pay attention to adequate intake of protein, calories and vitamins, monitor breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and urine volume, and pay attention to possible shock. If there is obvious chest pain, a small amount of analgesic can be given, such as codeine 15mg, to relieve it. Do not use aspirin or other antipyretics to avoid excessive sweating and dehydration, which may lead to clinical errors. Encourage drinking 1-2L of water per day. Moderately or severely ill patients should be given oxygen.

Drug treatment: Antibiotic treatment should be started immediately upon diagnosis without waiting for bacterial culture results. For pneumococcal pneumonia, penicillin G is the first choice. Lincomycin 2g daily intravenous drip can also be used: other cephalosporins, such as cephalothin, cefazolin; fluoroquinolones, such as ofloxacin; ciprofloxacin can also be used for severe patients. The course of antibiotic treatment is generally 5-7 days, or the drug should be stopped 3 days after the fever subsides.

Symptomatic treatment: Generally, physical cooling is used first, such as cold compresses on the pillow and warm water baths. If the body temperature does not drop, medication can be given, APC 5-10 mg/kg each time. For individual cases, chlorpromazine and promethazine can be used intravenously or intramuscularly to maintain body humidity below 38°C. The child can fall asleep peacefully. If convulsions occur, immediately give 10% chloral hydrate 60 mg/kg enema each time. If ineffective, use diazepam 0.3 mg/kg/time intramuscular or intravenous injection instead. If the sputum is thick and difficult to cough up, you can take children's ammonium chloride mixture orally, 1 ml/year, 3 times a day, or 0.7 mg/kg of Bisouping per day, divided into three doses.

The current level of medical science has three methods to treat pneumococcal pneumonia. The question of whether it can be cured has been temporarily solved, which is something to be thankful for. At the same time, these three treatment methods have no risks at all, so patients have more hope of recovery. Is the above content described by the editor really helpful?