Pulmonary embolism requires dietary control and medication. Oral medications include anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) and cardiac medications (e.g., digoxin) to deal with heart failure caused by pulmonary embolism.
1. Dietary control: light, easy-to-digest, vitamin-rich diet should be the main focus, less stimulating food, drink more water.
2. Oral drug treatment includes anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin) and cardiac drugs (e.g. digoxin) to deal with heart failure caused by pulmonary embolism.
(1) Anticoagulants: Warfarin is the most commonly used anticoagulant. Warfarin adverse effects are nausea and vomiting, diarrhea. Some patients also appear urinary tract and digestive tract hematoma. It is forbidden to use in pregnancy, impaired hepatic and renal function, severe hypertension, coagulation disorders, and active ulcers.
(2) Cardiotonic drugs: to deal with heart failure caused by pulmonary embolism, digoxin can be taken orally. Adverse effects of digoxin include nausea and vomiting, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. There are also pro-arrhythmic effects. Others include allergic reactions (rash, hives) and, less commonly, blurred vision or “color vision”. It can also cause atrioventricular block, tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.
Pulmonary embolism is one of the more dangerous diseases of the lungs and can be life-threatening in severe cases. Clinical treatment also includes surgery (e.g., placement of a venous filter, removal of the embolized lung and interventional procedures), mainly anticoagulation after early detection, and general thrombolytic therapy when the condition is severe.
Patients with pulmonary embolism should seek timely medical treatment, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication and treatment, do not self-diagnosis and medication, in order to prevent delays in the condition and the emergence of serious consequences.