Nursing precautions for lung cancer patients with persistent cough

Due to the constant stimulation of the bronchi and lungs by the tumor, lung cancer patients may develop coughing symptoms. Frequent coughing and wheezing will aggravate the patient's condition or induce respiratory diseases such as bronchiectasis and asthma. In order to alleviate the patient's pain, relevant care for lung cancer cough should be provided in daily life.

1. Keep the room where the patient lives warm and humid, and do not overcold or overheat. Lung cancer patients have sensitive or fragile respiratory tracts, and overcold or overheated air may aggravate coughing, wheezing, or even difficulty breathing.

2. Encourage patients to breathe through their noses more and through their mouths less; it is best to sleep on your side; cover yourself with a blanket at night and be careful to avoid catching a cold.

3. Family members should closely observe the frequency and depth of the patient's breathing. If severe breathing difficulties occur, they should immediately notify the doctor to give oxygen, intravenous drip of prednisone or dexamethasone, etc.

4. Pay attention to changes in the patient's body temperature. For mild fever, give a warm water bath, or massage the Yongquan acupoint, Hegu acupoint, Quchi acupoint, etc. under the guidance of a massage physician. For severe cases, use Chaihu injection, Qingkailing injection, prednisone, dexamethasone, etc.

5. Carefully observe the changes in the patient's cough and accompanying symptoms, such as dry cough without sputum or little sputum that is difficult to cough up. If the cough has sputum that is difficult to come out, pat the patient's back gently to help expectorate from bottom to top. You can also take licorice mixture, saxifrage tablets, and Bisuoping orally. In severe cases, suction sputum or perform tracheotomy.

6. Frequent coughing can also disturb the patient's mood. Family members should actively provide psychological care to enable the patient to maintain a good mental state, build confidence in overcoming the disease, and avoid negative and boredom emotions that affect comprehensive treatment.