SHEN Hedian. Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing for a Case of Severe Pneumonia Complicated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2025.
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SHEN Hedian. Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing for a Case of Severe Pneumonia Complicated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202506290018.
Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Nursing for a Case of Severe Pneumonia Complicated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This article reports the diagnosis, treatment, and nursing process of a 82-year-old female patient with severe pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient was admitted due to "intermittent shortness of breath for 1 day, aggravated with fever for 1 hour". The traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis was asthma (phlegm obstruction of the lung), and the Western medicine diagnosis was severe pneumonia and acute exacerbation of COPD. After admission, a combined treatment of Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine was adopted, including non-invasive ventilator-assisted ventilation, broad-spectrum anti-infection, expectoration, enteral nutrition support, and circulatory monitoring; the treatment in traditional Chinese medicine was to dry dampness, transform phlegm, and open the lung and calm asthma, combined with ear acupressure pills. In terms of nursing, through comprehensive assessment, it was found that the patient had severe respiratory distress, sputum retention, and the risk of septic shock, so an individualized nursing plan was formulated, focusing on respiratory tract management, infection control, complication prevention, and traditional Chinese medicine characteristic nursing. After 14 days of intervention, the patient's respiratory function significantly improved, and no complications such as deep vein thrombosis occurred. After discharge, a stepped follow-up plan was established, including 1-week phone follow-up, 1-month outpatient review, 3-month assessment of quality of life, and long-term follow-up every 3-6 months. Through systematic intervention, the patient's respiratory function and quality of life significantly improved, providing practical reference for multidisciplinary management of elderly patients with severe pneumonia combined with COPD.
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