For families with children, the crying of children at night has long been accustomed to adults. However, in the winter when the baby is prone to catching cold, some nuances that the baby shows must be paid attention to. If symptoms of wheezing occur, it is likely to be suffering from a special type of pneumonia: bronchiolitis, you need to arrive as soon as possible Hospital examination and treatment. So how to identify pneumonia, there are several early symptoms that need attention.
Early symptoms of pediatric pneumonia
1. General symptoms
Upper respiratory tract infections often occur for several days before the onset, and the body temperature can reach 38-40℃, most of which are flaccid or not Regular fever, small infants often have slow onset and low fever. Other manifestations may include refusal to eat, vomiting, and choking.
2. Fever
Most children suffering from pneumonia have fever symptoms, and their body temperature is more than 38℃ for two or three days. Antipyretics can only make the body temperature drop temporarily for a while, and then they will have a short time. Rise again. But at the same time, you should also be alert to children with pneumonia that do not have a fever. The baby may have a very high body temperature with pneumonia, but it may also not have a fever, or even have a lower body temperature.
3. Nervous system
Mild hypoxia manifests irritability, drowsiness; brain edema, disturbance of consciousness, convulsions, irregular breathing, bregma bulge, sometimes meningeal irritation span2span, pupils are slow to respond to light or disappear.
4. Decrease of appetite
Appetite will decrease significantly when you have pneumonia.The child has pneumonia, does not eat, or starts crying uneasy as soon as he eats milk.
When the baby has a cough or has difficulty breathing, observe the baby's breathing carefully. If the breathing increases, the baby may have pneumonia. If the chest is sunken, it indicates severe pneumonia.
When the diagnosis is made, in addition to respiratory symptoms, it is generally supported by chest X-ray test results and etiological test results. It cannot be judged as pneumonia just by a severe cough or poor breathing. It is recommended that parents see the hospital as soon as they find that their child is unwell, so as not to delay the child's treatment.
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