Chief physician LI Xiaolong's experience in treating radiation pneumonia
Radiation pneumonia is an inflammatory reaction caused by radiation damage to normal lung tissues in the radiation field after radiation treatment,such as esophageal cancer,lung cancer,breast cancer,mediastinal tumor or chest malignant tumor.Clinical symptoms are mainly irritating cough,sputum,shortness of breath,palpitations,chest pain,dyspnea,etc..It is one of the common side effects of radiation treatment for malignant tumors,and seriously affect patients's quality of life,even life safety.Chief physician LI Xiaolong believes that the occurrence of the disease is due to external causes,radiation has the characteristics of straight in the viscera,injury of fluid consumption,and damage to the choroid vein,and can be attributed to the category of external heat toxic evil.According to the pathogenic characteristics and effects in the human body of radiation,Chief physician LI Xiaolong believes that"Qi(气),stasis,phlegm and poison"are the pathological factors of the disease,the basic pathogenesis is Qi and Yin(阴)deficiency,and the disease is mixed with deficiency and insufficiency.Chief physician LI believes that radiation pneumonia is located in the lung and is related to the spleen,stomach,large intestine and other viscera,and the change of its condition mainly depends on the patient's physique and the area and duration of radiation treatment.Therefore,the treatment is mainly to strengthen spleen and lungs,and tonify Qi and Yin,so as to eliminate phlegm,remove blood stasis,detoxification,and regulate Qi.From the overall concept,according to the development of the disease,pathological factors,combined with the dynamic rise and fall of healthy Qi and evil,based on syndrome differentiation,drugs are used flexibly to achieve the organic combination of consolidation and Qingyuan(清源)to cure the disease.Starting with the characteristics of radiation,this paper summarizes the experience of Chief physician LI Xiaolong in the treatment of radiation pneumonia through the mutual demonstration of theory and practical cases,in order to better inherit the mentors's experience and provide reference value for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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