If you suspect aspiration pneumonia due to coughing, what should you do?

Patient's question:

A few days ago, I had a runny nose, and after two days, I started coughing. The coughing lasted for about three days. Today, I went to a small hospital, and they said it was aspiration pneumonia. What should I do? Please help: How can I get better quickly?

Doctor's answer:

Newborns can only cause aspiration pneumonia because of discomfort caused by amniotic fluid aspiration and intrauterine infection. Now the child is 7 months old, and the cough is mostly caused by viral infection and mycoplasma infection. Severe cough can be treated with and. Additionally, the patient needs to maintain a regular routine, prevent cold and keep warm, eat light and soft foods, ventilate frequently, and drink more hot water.

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