How to distinguish between pneumonia and cold in children? How to use medicine rationally to recover quickly in children with pneumonia

The early symptoms of pediatric pneumonia are very similar to those of a cold. Therefore, many parents treat pediatric pneumonia as a cold in the early stages. When the condition becomes more serious, they go to the hospital for examination and find out that it is pediatric pneumonia. What are the differences between pediatric pneumonia and pediatric cold? What medication methods are used to treat pediatric pneumonia?

How to distinguish between pneumonia and cold in children

On the one hand, pay attention to the changes in the child's body temperature. The fever caused by a common cold will not be very high, and physical cooling can have a good effect. The fever caused by pneumonia in children is generally high. In addition, there will be repeated high fevers. The use of antipyretics can only reduce the body temperature temporarily, and the body temperature will rise again after a period of medication. On the other hand, the main characteristics of a cold in children are runny nose, fever and cough. It will not have a great impact on the child's appetite, mental state and sleep. Pneumonia in children will make the child's spirit worse, and there will be frequent crying and sleeping. Children with pneumonia will have a lower appetite. Sleeping at night is shallow and it is easy to cry. The most important point is that children with pneumonia can hear bubbling sounds. Parents can listen to whether there is a gurgling sound in the child's lungs when the child is quiet. Lung bubbling sound is one of the important characteristics of pneumonia in children. If you suspect that your child has pneumonia, you should go to the hospital in time for diagnosis and symptomatic treatment.

How to use medicine for pneumonia in children

First, for children with high fever caused by pneumonia, antipyretics should be used in time. Antipyretics should be used when the body temperature reaches 38.5 degrees or above. It should be noted that antipyretics should not be used too frequently. Generally, it should be used once every six hours, and at most 4 to 5 times a day.

Secondly, it targets cough caused by pneumonia in children. For children's cough, parents must pay attention that it is best not to use cough suppressants. Because if the child has phlegm in the throat. The use of cough suppressants can only suppress coughs, but cannot eliminate the phlegm in the respiratory tract in time. The phlegm in the respiratory tract will cause secondary infection of the respiratory tract. Thereby making children's pneumonia more serious. Therefore, for children's cough, it is best to take cough suppressants that mainly remove phlegm. You can take some cough syrups with Chinese patent medicine ingredients. For coughs with thick phlegm, you can go to the hospital for nebulization treatment. Nebulization can dilute the phlegm and help eliminate the phlegm.

Second, pediatric pneumonia is caused by bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, chlamydia and other infections. When treating, relevant tests should be done first to determine what pathogen caused the pneumonia. Then symptomatic treatment should be given. Bacterial pneumonia is generally treated with antibiotics, while viral pneumonia will not respond to antibiotic treatment. Viral pneumonia is treated with antiviral drugs such as ribavirin.

Pneumonia in children must be treated thoroughly. Failure to completely remove the lesion can easily lead to pneumonia occurring again.