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Wang Chun Mei
Pulmonology
About me
Associate Chief Physician, graduated from Qingdao Medical University, has studied at Peking University First Hospital. Engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of various severe and common diseases in respiratory medicine for a long time, especially proficient in the treatment of severe pneumonia, asthma, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, and the use of ventilators, pulmonary function testing, and bronchoscopy. Has rich clinical experience. Has received two municipal scientific and technological progress awards, authored three books, and published over 20 papers.
Proficient in diseases
Severe pneumonia, asthma, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, as well as the use of ventilators, lung function tests, bronchoscopy examinations, etc.
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What should you not eat when you have a cold and nasal congestion?
Colds are very common in clinical settings, often due to a patient's lowered immune function. Patients may inadvertently come into contact with viruses, bacteria, or other pathogens, leading to symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, fever, and cough. For patients experiencing nasal congestion from a cold, it is advised to avoid spicy and irritating foods such as chili peppers, raw onions, and raw garlic. Additionally, they should not consume cold or cooling foods and should avoid smoking and drinking alcohol to prevent exacerbating the symptoms of the cold. Therefore, during a cold, it is advisable to avoid seeking cool environments and to not set the air conditioning too low to prevent getting chilled again.
Cold with nasal congestion, fear of cold, and sweating is what kind of cold?
A cold, also known as an upper respiratory tract infection, often occurs due to decreased immune function, inadvertent exposure to cold, or infection by certain viruses, bacteria, or pathogens, leading to clinical symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, fever, sore throat, and chills. When a patient with a cold has a fever, it invariably causes a sensation of chilliness throughout the body, along with cold extremities. If such patients are given appropriate antiviral, heat-clearing, detoxifying, and fever-reducing medications for symptomatic treatment, usually after the fever subsides, a process of sweating occurs, which is very common in clinical practice, especially in cases of febrile colds. Therefore, in clinical practice, regardless of the type of cold causing the fever or symptoms like nasal congestion, it is essential to provide timely symptomatic treatment with medications to alleviate these uncomfortable clinical symptoms.
Do you still need to take cold medicine for a cough in the later stages of a cold?
Patients with colds are generally caused by viral infections and are often self-limiting diseases, usually recovering completely within about a week. In a minority of patients, different degrees of cough may occur later on. For such cases, where there is throat itchiness and varying degrees of dryness in the throat, or even cough symptoms, it is generally not necessary to continue with cold medicine. Instead, antiviral medications and throat-clearing drugs can be used for symptomatic treatment to relieve the cough that appears later. As for the later cough, if it is a dry cough, use some cough suppressants. If there is phlegm with the cough, appropriate cough suppressants should also be used, along with antibiotics for symptomatic treatment, to provide relief. However, the use of cold medicines that relieve nasal congestion and runny nose is generally not advised at this stage.
What is the difference between a stomach cold and a common cold?
Gastrointestinal flu and common cold have certain differences. The so-called gastrointestinal flu, clinically, often involves some viruses infecting the respiratory tract, which causes patients to have not only upper respiratory symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, fever, and throat itchiness. These patients will also experience gastrointestinal discomforts like nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, and a decrease in appetite. These symptoms indicate gastrointestinal flu. On the other hand, patients with a common cold typically exhibit only upper respiratory symptoms, such as nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, fever, throat itchiness, and coughing. Generally, a common cold does not accompany symptoms like abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.
Is a cold with fever easy to get over?
Heat cold is also just a type of cold, and it is also quite common in clinical settings. Typically, such patients often occur in the summer, and a slight chill or getting caught in the rain can trigger the symptoms of a cold. The general clinical symptoms of a heat cold include nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and often yellow nasal discharge. Patients may also have varying degrees of fever, and during a fever, they might feel chills throughout the body, headaches, dizziness, etc. Most heat colds are caused by viral infections. Therefore, appropriate antiviral drugs and heat-clearing and detoxifying medications are given to treat the symptoms. Heat colds generally get better within about a week, especially in young people, some of whom may recover from heat cold symptoms even without medication.
What will happen in the late stage of tracheitis?
Bronchitis typically refers to chronic bronchitis in a clinical setting. Bronchitis is commonly found in middle-aged and older adults, often triggered by prolonged smoking, repeated respiratory infections, and long-term exposure to harmful gases in the air, leading to chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis is an irreversible inflammatory condition. The frequency of bronchitis episodes increases over time in affected individuals. If bronchitis progresses to an advanced stage without timely medical intervention, it may evolve into more severe chronic clinical conditions like emphysema or chronic pulmonary heart disease. Therefore, it is crucial to take bronchitis seriously and provide appropriate symptomatic treatment.
What should you pay attention to when you have a cold with nasal congestion?
A cold, also known as an upper respiratory tract infection, typically manifests different clinical symptoms depending on its triggering factors. Generally, most patients with a cold exhibit symptoms like nasal congestion, runny nose, and sneezing due to a viral infection. Therefore, for such patients, personal hygiene is crucial. Additionally, it is important to ventilate rooms by opening windows and to avoid public places as much as possible to prevent spreading the infection to others with weaker immune systems. These cold sufferers are also advised to avoid spicy and irritating foods. Drinking plenty of water daily and consuming fresh vegetables and fruits high in vitamins is recommended. Consumables like apples, pears, water chestnuts, grapes, and kiwis, which are rich in vitamins and nutrients, should be eaten regularly to help enhance the immune function of these patients.
Can you eat papaya with tracheitis and pneumonia?
Bronchitis and pneumonia are both lower respiratory tract infectious diseases, which are very common in clinical settings. Typically, these patients suffer from various degrees of fever, cough, phlegm, breathing difficulties, and chest tightness due to bacterial or viral infections and other pathogens. For such lower respiratory tract infectious diseases, patients can generally consume papaya. Papaya is highly nutritious, containing a large amount of beta-carotene, vitamin C, and papain, and it has antioxidant capabilities. It can also help repair some inflammation, thus it is suitable for patients suffering from bronchitis and pneumonia.
Is an air conditioning cold a wind-heat cold?
The so-called air conditioning cold refers to a cold phenomenon caused by setting the air conditioning temperature too low, which makes patients overchilled. The clinical symptoms of such patients are mainly those of a cold caused by wind-cold, primarily characterized by a runny nose, nasal congestion, and clear watery nasal discharge, along with an itchy throat and coughing. Of course, these patients may also experience varying degrees of fever. Therefore, air conditioning-induced colds typically occur in the summer, and it is necessary to combine the patient’s clinical symptoms to determine the specific type of cold, which is generally dominated by wind-cold colds.
What is the temperature of a fever caused by a cold?
Colds are very common clinically, and due to different types of colds, patients exhibit varying clinical symptoms. Typically, febrile colds often occur in the summer. The specific fever temperature varies from person to person. Some patients with febrile colds may not develop a fever at all, while others may experience high fevers accompanied by symptoms like chills and other clinical discomforts. Therefore, the specific temperature of a febrile cold is determined by each patient's individual condition. In cases where the resistance is relatively good, it is common for some patients to have a mild infection and not develop a fever, while others might have a fever around 39°C or even higher.