What to do if a young person develops bronchiectasis

Young people suffering from bronchiectasis should seek medical treatment in time, according to the individual’s condition and cooperate with the doctor through active treatment of primary diseases, rational use of medication, surgical treatment, physical therapy and other ways of treatment, and if necessary, also need to carry out emergency rescue treatment. 1. Actively treat the primary disease: patients with bronchiectasis should be actively treated for the primary disease if a clear cause can be found, for example, those who suffer from tuberculosis should take anti-tuberculosis drugs regularly in time. 2. Reasonable use of drugs: drug therapy is the main treatment for acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis. Acute exacerbation is mostly caused by bacterial infection, and it is recommended to improve the sputum culture and drug sensitivity test to choose antibiotics, such as cephalosporin, levofloxacin, etc. In the stable stage, patients can also be treated with long-term treatment. Patients in the stabilization stage can also apply antibacterial drugs for a long time, such as erythromycin, to reduce the number of acute exacerbations. 3. Surgery: patients with severe bronchiectasis can theoretically receive double lung transplantation. In addition, if the symptoms cannot be controlled by medication, hemoptysis occurs, and the lesion is limited, lobectomy can be used. 4. Physical therapy: patients with bronchiectasis often cough and cough up a lot of sputum, which can be treated by physical therapy, including postural drainage, nebulized inhalation, vibration and beat expectoration and symptomatic. 5. Emergency treatment: patients with bronchiectasis may have hemoptysis, moderate hemoptysis can be continuously pumped into the posterior pituitary hormone, such as hemoptysis, need to be careful to prevent asphyxiation, and timely interventional embolization to stop bleeding. Once a young person is diagnosed with bronchiectasis, he or she should receive treatment as soon as possible. Aggressive treatment to minimize acute exacerbations can improve quality of life and prolong life expectancy.