Patient's question:
Patient is a young child, 4 years old, who started coughing intermittently in November 2012 and has been doing so until now.Doctor's answer:
For children with pneumonia, sputum culture and drug sensitivity tests are recommended to guide antibiotic treatment. Nursing care should be strengthened to ensure rest, nutrition, and fluid intake, maintain airway patency, actively control infection, and prevent complications. Symptomatic treatment should be administered promptly, including sedation, fever reduction, cough relief, bronchodilation, antihistamines, expectoration, oxygen therapy, and correction of electrolyte imbalances.