Pediatric pneumonia medication

Comprehensive therapy should be adopted for the treatment of pneumonia in children, which can improve ventilation function, effectively control pneumonia, and avoid complications. It is divided into general treatment, antibiotic administration, and symptomatic treatment.

For general treatment, we need to keep the air circulation in the ward, maintain the room temperature to 20°C, maintain the humidity at 60%, provide easy-to-digest food, and turn over and pat the back frequently.

In addition, antibiotics are given according to the following principles:

First, clinical and laboratory data are specific to possible pathogens.

Second, use pathogen-sensitive antibiotics.

Third, the severity of the disease, if it is mycoplasma pneumonia, macrolides can be used. For viral pneumonia, antiviral drugs such as ribavirin can be used.

Finally, as symptomatic treatment, it can be used to continue receiving oxygen if there are manifestations of hypoxia. In addition, expectorant medication can also be used, and nebulization therapy can be used if the sputum is thick and coughed up.

Pediatric pneumonia is a common disease in infancy, and it is common in winter and spring in northern China, and it can cause infant death. Some diseases of the lungs are mainly caused by inhalation of some pathogens and allergic reactions, and the main manifestations are fever and cough.