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Recently, the director saw such a news item on the Internet.
Nini, a 23-year-old girl in Guangzhou, stopped her heartbeat after 2 days of cold symptoms, and was able to get out of danger after 6 days and 6 nights of rescue by medical staff.
Source: Weibo @ Guangzhou Daily
How could it have become so serious that it had become so serious that it had even reached the point of entering the ICU?
It turned out that after Nini had a cold, her body functions had declined, and the virus infected the heart through the blood, causing fulminant myocarditis.
Doctors remind: "If there is fever, panic, shortness of breath, and poor mobility after a cold, we must pay attention to it, go to the hospital for electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, check cardiocal protein, diagnose as soon as possible, and do not delay the condition." ”
Fulminant myocarditis, once caught, has a very high mortality rate.
If you treat it as a common cold and miss the best treatment period, the consequences are unimaginable!
Today, the director of the bureau will give you a popularization of this very dangerous disease.
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Can a cold cause viral myocarditis?
In fact, colds and most myocarditis are the result of virus invasion, such as coxsackie virus, adenovirus and influenza virus, which can cause respiratory infection symptoms such as runny nose, cough, fever, sore throat, etc., and can also cause myocarditis.
There is no causal relationship between the two, but because the early symptoms of some myocarditis are difficult to distinguish from the cold, it is easy to give people the impression of "cold dragging into myocarditis".
If a person is infected with the virus, whether or not there will be myocarditis, which may be related to autoimmunity (malnutrition, excessive fatigue and exposure to toxic substances may also cause myocarditis), and taking more cold medicine to relieve symptoms cannot prevent or treat myocarditis.
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What are the dangers of viral myocarditis?
The most serious consequence of viral myocarditis is that after myocardial damage, there is an arrhythmia and a decrease in myocardial contractility, at which time the heart is no longer working properly.
Once the heart stops beating, the body's functions are disordered, and the major organs are stopped, the patient's life will be in danger, and the case mentioned at the beginning is a living example!
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These signals may be viral myocarditis
In the early stage of myocarditis, the symptoms are very similar to colds, and most of them will have upper respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, general malaise, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, so they are easily ignored.
These symptoms usually do not last very long, and then symptoms of heart abnormalities such as rapid heartbeat or slowing, arrest, irregular heartbeat, and so on.
If the following symptoms occur after a period of cold, parents must be vigilant:
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So how can we detect viral myocarditis early and avoid tragedies in the news?
The simplest test parents can do is to measure their child's pulse.
Generally in a quiet state (which can be measured after waking up), the heart rate of infants does not exceed 140 beats per minute, and the heart rate of preschoolers does not exceed 120 beats per minute.
However, if the fever subsides and the child's heart rate is still faster or significantly slower than normal when the child is quiet, you should be wary of myocarditis.
At this time, it is necessary to go to the hospital in time for examination, if it is found that there is heart enlargement, myocardial damage, ECG performance as arrhythmia, blood test has elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, aspartate aminotransferase activity increased, positive myocardial antibodies and other results, it proves to be viral myocarditis.
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Got viral myocarditis
These points must be paid attention to
Most mild viral myocarditis resolves spontaneously, while a few severe viral myocarditis require hospitalization.
If the child is diagnosed with viral myocarditis, in addition to following the doctor's instructions to give the baby medication during treatment, parents should also pay attention to these points:
First, rest
For those with arrhythmias, it is best to stay in bed for 2 to 4 weeks. If there is a enlarged heart, it is necessary to rest for half a year to a year and do not engage in strenuous exercise.
Avoid risk factors such as exertion, hypoxia, malnutrition, respiratory infections, and cold that may precipitate heart damage.
Second, diet
It is best to eat more foods that are high in protein, high in vitamins, nutritious, easily digestible, and low in salt. High protein can eat more meat, beans: such as fish, shrimp, meat, eggs, milk, soy products; high vitamins: vegetables, fruits, such as kiwifruit, grapes.
It is advisable to eat a small number of meals, avoid over-fullness, and avoid irritating drinks and foods.
Third, adhere to drug treatment, regular follow-up, and seek medical treatment in time when the condition changes
Viral myocarditis is terrible, but as long as we can recognize it early and actively treat it, under the conditions of modern medical technology, like other viral infectious diseases, it is mostly completely curable.
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How to prevent viral myocarditis?
When a child has a cold, it is difficult to predict whether viral myocarditis will occur.
But the occurrence of viral myocarditis is related to the decline in resistance, and we can keep children with some good living habits to reduce the incidence of the disease as much as possible.
The following needs to be done:
● Wash your hands frequently and get vaccinated to reduce the chance of viral infection;
● Participate in more physical exercise, but also to ensure adequate sleep, improve the body's ability to resist diseases;
● Maintain nutritional balance and eat more fruits and vegetables;
● Pay attention to adequate rest after a cold, avoid excessive fatigue, do not carry out strenuous exercise; if your child has symptoms of shortness of breath, palpitations, severe fatigue, and chest tightness, remember to seek medical attention in time.
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