Patient's question:
The baby has been receiving intravenous fluids for nine days for pneumonia, but why is still coughing? The baby's mental state and appetite are fine, but the cough has a wheezing sound. It's lighter today but worse tomorrow, fluctuating. The first six days involved cefixime, and the last three days were switched to azithromycin. I want to stop the medication now, and the baby is currently undergoing. Can the medication be stopped?Doctor's answer:
Bronchopneumonia is one of the main common diseases in infants and young children, occurring throughout the four seasons, with the highest incidence during winter and spring or during climatic changes. It severely interferes with the health of infants and young children and can even affect their well-being. The onset is abrupt, with irregular high fever, cough, initially mild coughing, followed by phlegm, increased respiratory rate, shortness of breath, and possibly loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and dry coughing. In severe cases, it can lead to low-grade fever that does not subside, bluish lips and mouth, cyanosis, significant choking and poisoning symptoms, and even respiratory or cardiac failure.Advice: is acceptable, but medication should not be listened to; simultaneous treatment is required.