It may seem strange that an entire hospital is dedicated to patients with lung diseases. But the fact is that I live in a city of 6 million people. This is probably easier or cheaper than creating small departments in different hospitals in different areas of the city. The popularity of this hospital is enormous, unfortunately (((30-40 ambulances arrive a day. And these are only those people who need urgent care and doctor’s supervision in a hospital. I didn’t even realize how common lung diseases are. In my room had 6 beds, 2 were free, after I checked in there was only one free bed left. I went to bed. The effect of the injection continued to take effect, so I fell asleep almost immediately. In the morning, the nurse woke everyone up for breakfast and in the light I saw who I was in the room with and got to know them. It turned out that I was the youngest, let me remind you, I am 47 years old)) As my roommates said, they had long been diagnosed with bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and every second one had a Combivent inhaler with them. After breakfast, the attending physician came, asked the old patients how they were feeling, listened with a stethoscope, and measured their pulse and temperature. He found out the reasons for my admission to the hospital, the symptoms preceding it, measured my pulse and temperature, listened to my lungs with a stethoscope
Pulse: 82 beats per minute
Body temperature: 36.8C
The wheezing continued to be observed in the lungs, but according to the doctor there was nothing terrible.
Finally, I was examined by a specialist. I didn’t find anything bad – that’s already good. He sent me for a blood test and an electrocardiogram. When I returned to my room, a nurse just came and gave everyone, including me, IVs containing potassium, magnesium and Dexamethasone. Potassium and magnesium are needed to restore electrolyte balance in the body, which has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart, blood vessels and nervous system, relieves spasms and convulsions and has many other beneficial properties. Everyone, or almost everyone, knows this.
And I will dwell on the last medicine in more detail. Dexamethasone is a glucocorticosteroid, a very serious and effective drug, and its use is very wide. It is used for bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe COVID-19, rheumatism, cerebral edema, as an antiemetic, and many other diseases. It is 5-7 times more effective than Prednisolone. And she handed out Omeprazole tablets, to take after dinner. Omeprazole reduces the level of stomach acid production. This is important because Dexamethasone can cause stomach ulcers ((( After intravenous administration of Dexamethasone, the cough completely disappeared! Amazing! Just half a day ago I thought I would die from suffocation, but now I felt almost healthy!
Painting in the corridor. Perhaps a grateful patient drew it
Schedule: how boring it is to be in the hospital, I hope you understand me))
An hour later I was sent to an office with a nebulizer. First, I breathed a mixture of saline solution with Combivent for 5 minutes, then 5 minutes with a mixture of saline solution and Budesonide. At this point, all the procedures ended and I spent the day talking with my roommates and playing card games with them )) After dinner, I took an Omeprazole tablet, walked around the hospital a little and went to bed. The next day, February 14, passed the same way, the same medications, the same idleness. Someone was discharged and on the same day his place was taken by a new patient ((( I liked the hospital less and less, and by the evening of the second day I really wanted to go home, I’ll tell you a little later, so during the morning medical round on February 15, I asked The doctor did not object to discharge me, since the blood test that I took in the hospital was not bad, the electrocardiogram was also good, the cough went away, there were slight wheezes in the lungs, but not critical, that is, I did not need to stay in the hospital around the clock. Sorry for the details, it’s not customary to discuss this, but after Dexamethasone and Omeprazole I couldn’t go to the toilet for 3 days… ((( The last time was on February 12th in the morning at home, then the ambulance, the hospital, and only before being discharged from the hospital on February 15th I I could ))) After lunch, the doctor gave me recommendations for treatment, I packed my things and called my wife to come pick me up and take me home. I said goodbye to my roommates and nurses, had a smoke with the security guard while I was waiting for my wife, then happily jumped into her car ))
