2/03/2009

Treatment of pneumonia in children

In colder periods of winter, when colds and tonsil infections are on the agenda, not a few boys who become ill with pneumonia. The first symptom of this infection are serious chills. It produces a sudden rise in temperature (up to 39 or 40 °) and the child feels pain in the chest.

When you cough, which makes continuously expels a purulent sputum, sometimes tinged with blood. Other symptoms of pneumonia are loss of appetite, sweating abundant, and often weak pulse, gasping for air and headache.

Good prognosis. In general, any patient with pneumonia should be considered as serious or potentially serious. Small with acute symptoms, infants and chronically ill should be placed, at least during the first five days of the process.

The other kids can be cured at home with a strict medical supervision. Must stay home between 10 and 15 days, and drink plenty of fluids. But if parents follow the doctor's instructions on diet and hygiene measures, relief will soon make act of presence.

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