What to do if you have fluid in your chest

Pleural effusion can be treated by oral medication or surgery. Pleural effusion may be due to bacterial or tuberculous pleurisy, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital for chest ultrasound and other related examinations, if the pleural effusion is relatively small, you can follow the doctor’s instructions for oral diuretic drugs for treatment, such as dihydroketorolac and so on, if the pleural effusion is more, you need to go through the surgical method of treatment, such as puncture and drainage, etc. After the operation, we also need to do biochemical examination. After the puncture and drainage surgery, the biochemical examination of the effusion should also be done. If the effusion is caused by bacterial infection, oral antibiotic drugs such as amoxicillin can be taken as prescribed by the doctor for adjuvant treatment. If it is caused by tuberculous pleurisy, it is necessary to take anti-tuberculosis drug treatment, such as ethambutol and so on. The pleural effusion is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to check, clarify the cause of the symptomatic treatment.