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As a lifestyle health doctor creative writer, I often get questions from parents: "Doctor, my child has had a cold for several days, why is it still not getting better?" "After asking about the symptoms, I found that many children did not just have a simple cold, but had pneumonia.
Pneumonia, a very serious-sounding word, is actually not far away. According to statistics, about 1.5 million children die of pneumonia in the world every year, and China is also a high-incidence area of childhood pneumonia. Sadly, many parents miss the best time due to their lack of understanding of pneumonia, which leads their children to mistakenly think it is a common cold in the early stage of the disease.
Today, I will give you a detailed analysis of the common symptoms of pneumonia in children, to help parents find and help their children get rid of the pain in time.
1. The difference between pneumonia and cold.
1.Fever: Children with colds usually have a body temperature of around 38, while children with pneumonia tend to have a body temperature of more than 39 and last for a long time.
2.Cough: Cold cough is mostly dry cough with less sputum, while pneumonia cough has more sputum, shortness of breath, and breath-holding.
3.Dyspnea: children with pneumonia have shortness of breath and superficial breathing, more than 60 breaths per minute, nasal flaring, and a depressed chest wall during inhalation.
4.Mental state: Children with colds are usually in good spirits, while children with pneumonia are less energetic, lose appetite, lethargy, or irritability.
5.Chest x-ray: chest x-ray in patients with pneumonia shows inflammatory changes in the lung parenchyma, but there is no obvious abnormality in colds.
2. Types and symptoms of pneumonia.
1.Bacterial pneumonia: Common symptoms include high fever, cough, dyspnea, and pulmonary rales. Pulmonary rales are a classic sign of pneumonia and are caused by obstruction of the airways by inflammatory secretions.
2.Viral pneumonia: Symptoms are milder than bacterial pneumonia, including fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, etc. Viral pneumonia is confirmed by etiological testing.
3.Mycoplasma pneumonia: Symptoms range from bacterial to viral pneumonia, with paroxysmal cough, sputum production, fever, etc. Mycoplasma pneumonia is confirmed by serologic testing and chest x-ray.
4.Aspiration pneumonia: pneumonia caused by aspiration of a polluting substance, with symptoms including difficulty breathing, coughing, chest pain, etc. Aspiration pneumonia requires prompt medical attention to avoid more serious complications.
3. Prevention and development of pneumonia.
1.Vaccination: Vaccinating your child against pneumonia is currently the most effective way to prevent pneumonia. In China, the recommended pneumococcal vaccines are 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine and 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine.
2.Enhance immunity: Maintaining children's good living habits, eating a balanced diet, getting enough sleep, and avoiding excessive fatigue can help improve children's immunity.
3.Avoid contact with the source of infection: In autumn and winter, try to minimize taking your children to crowded places and avoid contact with people with colds.
4.Seek medical attention promptly: If you find that your child has suspected symptoms of pneumonia, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible to avoid delay**.
5.*For pneumonia, follow your doctor's advice, take your medication on time, have a follow-up examination, and pay close attention to changes in your condition.
In short, parents should raise awareness of pneumonia, pay close attention to their children's physical conditions, and achieve early detection, early diagnosis, and early diagnosis. At the same time, through vaccination, immunity enhancement and other methods, the risk of pneumonia in children is reduced. I hope that every child can grow up healthy and stay away from the troubles of illness.
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