Patient's question:
Fever for 10 days with intravenous drips, then took several days of Cefalexin Granules, Erythromycin Granules, and Pueraria Lobata Granules, but still has a runny nose. Difficulty breathing through the nose and a stuffy throat with phlegm when feeding. On January 2nd, the baby had bronchitis with fever. Previous treatment and effectiveness: The baby had a cold and was given...Doctor's answer:
FeverMany parents become very anxious when their children have a fever. As soon as they arrive at the hospital, they are advised to receive intravenous fluids and various high-end antibiotics. Fever is divided into two types: viral fever and bacterial fever. The vast majority of initial cases are viral infections with normal blood counts. For viral fever, antibiotics are completely ineffective. High fever is the body's response to the virus. Except for patients with confirmed severe pneumonia and high blood counts, symptomatic treatment can be considered, and antibiotics may be used. However, if the temperature does not exceed 38°C and the blood count is normal, it is best to avoid intravenous fluids. Symptomatic treatment can be administered, such as taking many traditional Chinese medicine antiviral medications like Xiao'er Ganmao Chongji. Children should be encouraged to drink plenty of fluids, get adequate rest, eat more vegetables, fruits, and other light foods, and maintain regular bowel movements.
Some families keep a "small medicine box" at home. When their child has a cold, they may give them medicine from the household supply or buy medicine for them at a pharmacy without visiting the hospital. This is very dangerous because many adult cold medications can be harmful to children. Therefore, the use of cold medications for children must be handled with extreme caution, such as "Fast-acting Cold Capsules," "Cold Relief," and "Anpain Ding," which contain ingredients like paracetamol, phenacetin, aminopyrine, and caffeine. These ingredients can suppress the bone marrow's self-healing system, interfere with the development and growth of blood cells in children, leading to leukopenia and granulocytopenia, reducing their immunity, and in some cases, causing toxic liver damage. Children should avoid aspirin as much as possible, especially compound aspirin. Although this medication has good fever-reducing and pain-relieving effects, it can harm the digestive system and liver and kidney function. In some cases, it may cause Reye's syndrome, leading to leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, particularly in children under three years old. The use of this medication is generally not recommended.
Additionally, traditional Chinese medicine can be flexibly used for differential diagnosis and treatment to help the body heal itself and prevent the condition from worsening.
1. Wind-Cold Cough: Symptoms include cough, thin, white, watery sputum, stuffy nose with clear nasal discharge, chills without sweating, slightly white tongue coating. Treatment can include modified Xingsu San.
2. Wind-Heat Cough: Symptoms include a scratchy cough, thick, yellow sputum that is difficult to cough up, flushed face with fever and sweating, or yellow nasal discharge, thirst, and a thin yellow tongue coating. Treatment can include modified Sangju Yin.