Patient's question:
A child over 2 years old has a cough, and during coughing fits, they vomit, don't eat, and sweat all over at night. However, all these symptoms have been mentioned to the doctor, who told me it's not a big problem.Previous Treatment and Effects:
Initially, the child had a slight fever and went to the hospital. The doctor prescribed some fever-reducing medication, after which they returned home and continued to cough. Now, it has been over a week, and they have taken many medications and received injections consistently. I don’t understand why a child’s cough is so difficult to treat? Or is it that the doctor is just prescribing medications randomly without medical ethics? The hospitals visited are not small ones. They include Dongguan People’s Hospital and Dongguan Donghua Hospital, both of which provided medications and injections. They are still receiving injections and taking medication now. The doctor told me it’s not a big problem, but nearly two thousand yuan has been spent, yet the injections and medications still haven’t worked.
Help Needed:
I hope to find an ethical doctor online who can help solve this problem. Thank you very much!
Doctor's answer:
Babies often cough due to bronchitis caused by viral infections. Frequent coughing or coughing for less than three days requires a urine test to check for bacterial, viral, or mycoplasma infections. Based on the test results, medication should be administered accordingly. Have the doctor listen to the lungs or take a chest X-ray to check for bronchitis or even pneumonia. If pneumonia is present, oral medication may not be effective, and intravenous fluid treatment will be necessary. Also, pay attention to prolonged coughing. If the child has a history of allergies, check for allergic cough as well.