Patient's question:
Age: Over five months with fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Fever led to cough and shortness of breath, which has lasted for a week. Previous treatment and effectiveness: Initially, the child had fever, hiccups, and clear nasal discharge, taking pediatric Aminophen and Antihistamine Granules. Later, there was phlegm, cough, and shortness of breath, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Visited a doctor,...Doctor's answer:
Cough is harmless to the body and can be treated without the need for cough suppressants. However, when coughing is severe and causes discomfort to the patient, cough suppressants can be used as appropriate. There are many causes of cough, such as acute or chronic respiratory inflammation, foreign bodies in the respiratory tract, compression of the respiratory tract, allergic reactions, and irritation of the pleura, etc.Advice: When dealing with a patient who has a cough, the first step is to comprehensively assess the condition and identify the cause. Based on treating the underlying cause, appropriate cough suppressants should be selected to provide symptomatic treatment.
Medications for treating cough are mainly divided into three major categories: antitussive drugs, expectorants, and bronchodilators.
Antitussive drugs primarily include: codeine, morphine, pholcodine, meperidine, licorice syrup, etc. These drugs are suitable for mild respiratory inflammation.