Shortness of breath - treatment

Dispnea or shortness of breath is a fairly common symptom, which can accompany a variety of diseases. In each individual case, dyspnea requires specific treatment, aimed primarily at eliminating the underlying disease that provokes dyspnea.

Treatment of cardiac dyspnea

Dyspnea, due to diseases of the cardiovascular system, involves therapy aimed at improving the oxygen supply of the heart muscle, increasing cardiac output and reducing blood stagnation in the lungs. Among the drugs prescribed by the doctor, include the drugs group glycosides, nitrates, diuretics. When heart failure is advised to carry with it nitroglycerin, which can very quickly expand the vessels of the heart muscle. Do not forget that the treatment of dyspnea of ​​cardiac etiology is prescribed exclusively by a doctor!

First aid for wheezing

If you witnessed a dyspnea in a person with a sick heart, you should immediately call a doctor and then provide first aid:

While waiting for the doctor, you can take Nitrosorbide (the tablets are placed under the tongue every 8 minutes), as well as any diuretics.

Treatment of pulmonary dyspnea

With dyspnea pulmonary etiology, patients show a copious alkaline drink (but not with swelling of the lungs !).

With bronchospasm, selective β2-adrenomimetics (salbutamol, fenoterol, terbutaline, formoterol, clenbuterol, salmeterol) are prescribed, as well as drugs of the group of m-holinoretseptor blockers, relaxing muscles of the bronchi.

In bronchial asthma, inhalations with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and steroid therapy are prescribed.

Dyspnea with bronchitis suggests treatment with drugs that help to separate sputum, namely, drugs from the group:

Treatment of dyspnea with allergies

Dyspnea allergic nature is treated with:

With allergies as an additional treatment for shortness of breath, folk remedies are good: hot foot baths or mustard plasters for calves; broths of plants with expectorant effect (plantain, pine buds, mother-and-stepmother).

Treatment of psychogenic dyspnea

Dispnoe is a true companion of mental disorders - melancholy, panic attack, depression. Shortness of breath on nervous soil involves the treatment of sedatives, antidepressants and tranquilizers. Therapy is prescribed exclusively by a doctor. Help also visits to the therapist and therapeutic hypnosis.