Yesterday I could go out wearing a single coat, but today I was wrapped in a "thick layer". I believe everyone has deeply felt the power of the strong cold wave, and the temperature in various parts of our province has ushered in a significant drop. In cooling days, the elderly need to pay extra attention to their physical condition. So, in the face of the great cooling brought by the cold wave, what should be done to be more scientific?Let's hear what the experts have to say.
In the case of cooling, the blood vessels will be stimulated by cold to contract, and after contraction, blood pressure will rise, oxygen consumption will also increase, and after the oxygen consumption increases, it is easy to have blood vessels spasm and plaque rupture, and after the plaque ruptures and falls off, it may block the cardiovascular system on the heart and cause myocardial infarction, or the plaque flows to the brain, which will cause cerebral infarction. Xu Liyu, deputy director of the geriatrics department of Zhejiang Hospital, told reporters that in the cooling days, after the elderly have some cardiovascular problems, the symptoms may not be too obvious, so more attention should be paid to the state of the elderly.
Xu Liyu, Deputy Director of the Geriatrics Department of Zhejiang Hospital, Deputy Chief Physician:
For example, myocardial infarction, the manifestation of our normal people is chest tightness and chest pain, and the performance of the elderly may not be like this, but the state of the whole person is not good, if the cerebral infarction, we may be dizzy and headache, or half of the limbs are weak, and the performance of the elderly may be poor consciousness, speech is not clear, and logical thinking is not as clear as before.
In addition to cardiovascular problems, Dr. Xu said that the respiratory system of the elderly is also sensitive during cooling days, and the elderly may also have symptoms that are not obvious after respiratory problems.
Xu Liyu, Deputy Director of the Geriatrics Department of Zhejiang Hospital, Deputy Chief Physician:
Two days ago, we came to the outpatient clinic with a patient, he said that he felt that he had no strength, he couldn't lift his energy, and occasionally coughed twice, and then we asked him to do a blood routine and a lung CT, and after doing it, he found that there was a large area of inflammation in the lungs, and some of the symptoms of the elderly in his clinical practice were atypical, he was not like young people, such as pneumonia after a cold, he would cough very badly, or have a severe fever, and the elderly may feel weak.
In view of the morning exercise Xi habits that many elderly people have, Dr. Xu reminds that the time to go out on cooling days should not be too early, and the intensity of activities should not be too large, and you need to pay close attention to your body feeling step by step.
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