Use of calcium gluconate for bronchitis

Many people in the world suffer from bronchitis, and this applies not only to adults, but also to children.

Very often the disease occurs during the change of season, when cold weather sets in.

It is important to choose the right medications to treat the disease.

Calcium gluconate and other auxiliary drugs for bronchitis are prescribed quite often, let’s try to figure out for what purpose.

1. Medicines for bronchitis
2. Calcium gluconate for bronchitis
3. Adjuvant therapy for bronchitis
4. Prescription regimens

Medicines for bronchitis

With bronchitis, there is swelling of the larynx and an inflammatory process that does not allow sputum to come out and it stagnates; it can sink lower and lead to serious consequences - pulmonary edema.

That is why expectorants are included in the treatment of bronchitis to help remove accumulated mucus.

All cough medicines can be divided into three groups:

1. antitussive medications are indicated for dry and unproductive cough;
2. expectorants remove phlegm;
3. Mucolytic agents are prescribed for coughs with difficult, viscous sputum.

Here are some drugs that are in great demand:

• Ambroxol is an excellent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent, available in tablets and syrup;
• Bromhexine tablets and syrup remove phlegm well;
• acetylcysteine ​​is an expectorant and detoxifying agent. Available in tablet and powder form.

In addition to these drugs, calcium gluconate has recently been increasingly prescribed.

It is thanks to him that it is possible to relieve inflammation in the shortest possible time.

Also, calcium gluconate is prescribed to achieve an antiallergic effect and restore capillary circulation.

Indications

Calcium chloride has a desensitizing property and is widely used in therapeutic and pediatric practice for diseases of the respiratory system when there is a cough. It should be taken into account that its use is possible only if there are no allergic manifestations to one of the components of this chemical compound.

Indications for use are:

• Acute respiratory diseases.
• Angina.
• Acute and chronic bronchitis.
• Inflammation of the lungs of varying degrees of severity.
• Congestion in the lungs.
• Pulmonary hemorrhages.
• Allergic symptoms of the respiratory system.

Prescribing the drug to adults and children as monotherapy is not advisable. Treatment in combination with the main pathogenetic drugs is mandatory. Only in this case will the expected result come.

Calcium gluconate for bronchitis

The range of administration of this medicine is quite wide, it also includes bronchitis.

In any body, the role of calcium is great, and during illness it can be washed out at a faster rate from the bones and this is one of the reasons why calcium gluconate is often prescribed for bronchitis, including.

All this becomes even more relevant during infectious and inflammatory diseases, which include bronchitis.

And since the medicine is better absorbed when administered intravenously, it is prescribed in the form of injections.

You can name some of its properties that are simply necessary in the body, and even more so during illnesses:

• calcium gluconate promotes the transmission of nerve impulses;
• necessary for normal functioning of the heart muscle;
• participates in the contraction of smooth muscles;
• gluconate helps maintain normal blood clotting;
• reduces vascular permeability, which complements antihistamines; allergens simply cannot penetrate the bloodstream.

Has calcium gluconate and side effects, these include:

• nausea and vomiting;
• decreased heart rate;
• hypercalcemia;
• necrosis at the injection site;
• Calcium gluconate may cause digestive upset.

When administering the drug, a number of conditions must also be observed:

• Pre-warm the ampoule to room temperature;
• can be administered intravenously and intramuscularly;
• the medicine must be administered very slowly to avoid undesirable consequences;
• Depending on the disease and the degree of its complexity, the drug can be prescribed every day or every other day.

Features of the manipulation

The administration of a medicinal composition in the treatment of bronchitis with injections in adults is done in accordance with the rules of asepsis, antiseptics and regulated injection techniques. Preferred places for administering certain drugs are indicated in the instructions for their use. This is due to the peculiarities of their pharmacological action. The most commonly selected areas are the upper buttocks, shoulders, shoulder blades for intramuscular injection and the elbow area for intravenous injection.

Technique for performing antibiotic sensitivity testing

Antibacterial drugs are administered intravenously or intramuscularly. To assess the tolerability of the composition, a test is first performed. To do this, the inner side of the forearm is treated with an antiseptic, after which a scratch is applied with a needle. A drop of antibiotic is applied to the damaged area and the time is noted. If within 15 minutes redness appears or the skin itches, then you should not give the injection.

Features of intramuscular drug administration

For bronchitis, intramuscular injections are usually performed in the gluteal muscle. The pharmacological effect occurs quickly - after 10-15 minutes.

Some injection formulations are quite painful when administered intramuscularly. To reduce pain when preparing the solution, an anesthetic, for example Lidocaine, is used.

It is important to adhere to the following rules.

1. Injection manipulation should be carried out in the treatment room.
2. The conditions for septic treatment of the instrument and antiseptic treatment of the patient’s skin must be observed.
3. The thickness of the needle must correspond to the characteristics of the patient’s skin.
4. The direction of insertion of the needle must be observed. When injecting into the buttock area, it is necessary to avoid hitting the sciatic nerve.
5. Mixing several formulations in one syringe is prohibited.

Rules for intravenous injection

An intravenous injection is performed into the cubital vein. A cushion is placed under the patient's elbow, and a tourniquet is applied 5 cm above the elbow. If the contouring of the veins is weak, you will have to “work with your fist.” The injection site is treated with alcohol. Then the injection is performed.

The composition is introduced slowly. This is especially important when performing a “hot” injection. Otherwise, the patient's health may worsen.

Adjuvant therapy for bronchitis

When an inflammatory process occurs in the bronchi, it is recommended to use not only drugs for the treatment of cough, which everyone hears, but also auxiliary drugs are prescribed, they speed up recovery and prevent complications.

These drugs can be divided into several groups:

1. Antihistamines.
2. Antiviral.
3. Phytoncidal medicines.

In case of chronic bronchitis, it is also impossible to do without taking antibiotics, which are selected individually for each patient depending on the degree of the disease and the characteristics of the body.

It is best to treat bronchitis comprehensively, removing not only the disease, but also its causes.

Antihistamines: suprastin

Currently, antihistamines are very widely available, but suprastin is considered the best.

But Suprastin is a drug prescribed for allergies, so how can it help with bronchitis? Some may be perplexed, what does suprastin have to do with it if the patient has bronchitis?

During the treatment of this disease, the doctor selects a comprehensive treatment, including ambroxol, calcium gluconate, chlorophyllipt and antiviral drugs.

Such a large number of medications can cause allergies, which suprastin will help remove.

Suprastin also has another useful property: it relieves swelling that accompanies the disease.

Therefore, we can say with confidence that antihistamines, in particular suprastin, are also necessary in the treatment of bronchitis.

But do not forget that suprastin has side effects:

• drowsiness and nervous agitation;
• nausea and vomiting;
• low blood pressure;
• skin rash;
• muscle weakness;
• Suprastin may cause headaches.

Despite the fact that, as a rule, suprastin is well tolerated, it is necessary to know about its negative effects on the body.

If it is pronounced, then it is necessary, together with your doctor, to select another medicine from this group.

Antiviral drugs

You can buy a large number of antiviral drugs at the pharmacy; it would be better if the doctor selects it individually for each patient with bronchitis.

The most commonly prescribed drugs are:

• interferon;
• geneferon;
• Viferon.

They should be prescribed only if it is determined that the cause of bronchitis is viruses, not bacteria.

Taking such drugs for bacterial etiology is useless.

Of course, you can rely on your body that it will gradually cope with viruses on its own and do without antiviral drugs, but it is better to help it with this.

Taking antiviral drugs may also be accompanied by side effects.

Until now, no medicines have been produced that would be absolutely harmless to the body.

For example, the well-known interferon can give a flu-like picture when taken.

Some antiviral medications cause allergic manifestations or disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract.

Therefore, antihistamines prescribed in combination will help avoid unwanted consequences.

Each organism is purely individual, therefore, if one patient experienced side effects during treatment, this does not mean that all will have them.

Phytoncidal preparations

One such medicine is chlorophyllipt. It is often used for infections of the throat and nasopharynx.

Chlorophyllipt is produced in the form of tablets, tincture and oil solution.

If chlorophyllipt is in tablets, then they can be dissolved, and the oil solution is good for inhalation.

Despite the fact that chlorophyllipt, unlike broad-spectrum antibiotics, destroys only staphylococci, it is used quite widely in the treatment of bronchitis.

This can also be explained by the fact that, unlike antibiotics, chlorophyllipt does not destroy the normal intestinal microflora, which is especially important in the treatment of children.

Also, among the side effects, only an allergic reaction to chlorophyllipt can be noted.

This explains its rare use in children after one year, since it is at this age that allergies are a frequent companion, but the body has already learned to cope with staphylococci on its own.

Antibiotics for severe cough in adults

The prescription of an antibiotic for injection should be based on an analysis of the type of pathogen and sensitivity to the active substance. Laboratory tests take several days. In emergency cases, when the disease is severe, the doctor prescribes the drug empirically.

The use of parenteral antibiotics for pathologies of the respiratory system allows one to avoid complications. Substances entering the blood quickly affect the source of inflammation, providing an antibacterial effect. Injectable medications include antibiotics of several groups:

1. Aminopenicillins. Penicillin group drugs are used in the complex therapy of acute bronchitis.
2. Cephalosporins. They stop the quantitative growth of bacteria, stopping the synthesis of substances necessary to create the cell membrane of the pathological flora.
3. Fluoroquinolones. Used for the development of bronchial obstruction.
4. Macrolides. Effective in the treatment of chronic bronchitis and severe disease.

Application

There are several methods for administering calcium chloride when coughing:

1. Intravenous injections (stream and drip).
2. External applications (in combination with electrophoresis).
3. Oral administration.

It is worth emphasizing that intramuscular administration, as well as getting the medication under the skin with the intravenous route of administration, is prohibited. In this case, tissue necrosis may occur. If an unpleasant situation occurs, you need to inject the area with a solution of magnesium sulfate or sodium sulfate in a volume of 10 ml. Be sure to seek medical help at a clinic.

Pediatric experience

For children, the medicine is prescribed for oral administration, in combination with vitamin D - then the absorption of the components reaches its maximum. At the same time, an appointment is given for electrophoresis on areas of the chest.

Use is recommended by pediatricians for frequent pulmonary diseases. Calcium chloride removes free radicals, removes peroxidation products, and neutralizes allergic agents.

The anatomical and physiological structure of the child’s respiratory system is always taken into account; the cough impulse is weaker than that of an adult. In this regard, a protracted course of the disease often occurs, blockage of the airways with viscous mucus. Calcium helps to cope with such complications - it improves the functioning of pneumocytes and the ciliated epithelium of the bronchi. To some extent, it can thin thick mucus. Among other things, it stimulates the immune response to viral and bacterial antigens.

Experience in therapy

The prescription of calcium chloride should be carried out only under the supervision of a treating specialist - this makes it possible to make a personal approach: prescribe the dose and frequency of administration, taking into account concomitant chronic or acute diseases. It is advisable to administer the medication in a hospital setting due to its unpleasant side effects (fever throughout the body, dizziness). It is used for the following violations:

1. Pulmonary diseases (as an element for cough).
2. Allergies of immediate and delayed type (Quincke's edema, urticaria).
3. Polyetiological liver damage.
4. Inflammation of the kidneys and genitourinary organs.
5. Disruptions in the cardiovascular system.

Like any medicine, it has a number of side effects and contraindications, so it is advisable to be examined by a doctor before use.