What to do about coughing in nephrotic syndrome

Patients with nephrotic syndrome who have cough symptoms can choose symptomatic and etiological treatments to relieve the symptoms under the guidance of a doctor, while other methods such as kidney-protective medication can also be used appropriately according to medical advice.1. Symptomatic treatment: Use cough-suppressing and phlegm-relieving medications such as carboxymethystane oral solution, ambroxol hydrochloride syrup and dextromethorphan hydrobromide tablets according to medical advice, which can dilute the phlegm in the airways and Promote the discharge of phlegm and relieve the symptoms of cough. In addition, nebulized inhalation treatment with saline and chymotrypsin can also promote the dilution of sputum and relieve cough symptoms. 2. Etiological treatment: It is recommended to choose drugs that have less impact on the kidneys, such as cough caused by viral infections, which can be treated with ribavirin granules and recombinant human interferon alpha 1b injection as prescribed by the doctor. For bacterial infections, antibiotics such as amoxicillin clavulanic acid potassium tablets and cefoperazone sodium sulbactam sodium can be used as prescribed by the doctor to reduce inflammation and relieve the symptoms of cough. In addition, if patients with nephrotic syndrome have water and sodium retention, they will also have coughing symptoms due to pulmonary edema. At this time, they can be treated with diuretics, such as furosemide tablets and torasemide tablets as prescribed by the doctor, and the coughing symptoms will be gradually relieved and alleviated after the disease is cured; 3. Other methods: For example, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use Chinese medicines that protect the kidneys to assist in treatment, such as Jin Shui Bao capsules, etc., which can Promote the metabolism of the kidney and protect the kidney function.