Sputum embolus is formed when airway secretions increase and cannot be discharged from the body normally, adhering to the inner wall of the bronchial tubes.
Pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) infection, bronchiectasis combined with infection, lung cancer, airway stenosis, poor spontaneous expectoration and other factors may form sputum embolism, the patient is difficult to cough up, the secretion will stay in the airways, with the evaporation of water, adhering to the bronchial lining to form sputum embolism, which may lead to shortness of breath, chest tightness, difficulty in breathing and other symptoms in severe cases.
It is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in a timely manner and follow the doctor’s instructions to use expectorant drugs such as Ambroxol to break down the sputum and promote its expulsion, nebulization therapy such as inhalation of acetylcysteine to dilute sputum, and tracheoscopic suctioning therapy if necessary. Combined with the infected person combined antibiotics such as moxifloxacin.
It is recommended that the patient cooperate with the doctor to actively treat, drink more water, pat the back to help sputum discharge.