Severe pneumonia may have symptoms such as coughing, coughing up sputum, chills, high fever, chest pain and dyspnea.
1. Cough, cough sputum: patients will have irritating cough, sputum with blood or white mucus, in severe cases, mucous bloody sputum, purulent sputum, sputum volume increases in the dissipation period, sputum is yellow and thin.
2. Chills and high fever: sudden chills and high fever are typical symptoms of severe pneumonia, with body temperature as high as 39℃～40℃, accompanied by headache, generalized muscle weakness, poor appetite.
3. Chest pain: it is one of the symptoms of pneumonia, patients may have severe chest pain on the affected side, which is like pins and needles, and worsens with deep breathing or coughing.
4. Dyspnea: patients due to inflammatory changes in the lung tissue leading to a large amount of secretion, sputum increased obstruction of the airways, so that the body lack of oxygen symptoms of dyspnea.
Patients with severe pneumonia need to actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, and always observe the changes of signs. If you find any discomfort, please find a doctor for examination in time.