Symptoms of bronchitis and pneumonia in children

summary

Bronchitis and pneumonia are very common. The so-called pneumonia is the inflammation of alveoli and pulmonary interstitium. Patients are prone to fever, shortness of breath, frequent dry cough, unilateral chest pain, and aggravation of pain when breathing deeply. Some patients have a small amount of sputum when coughing, and the sputum can be mixed with blood. The so-called bronchitis is often the inflammatory reaction of bronchial mucosa and around the bronchus. It is often caused by virus or bacteria repeatedly infecting the bronchus. The symptoms of patients with bronchitis are obvious when the temperature drops.

Symptoms of bronchitis and pneumonia in children

Bronchitis often accompanied by upper respiratory tract infection, patients will be nasal congestion, but also often runny nose, throat pain, voice hoarse when speaking, mild symptoms of the patient's body can be low heat, afraid of cold, the body feel no strength, throat itching, in the early stage of cough sputum is more.

Bronchitis patients cough more obviously when they get up in the morning, and they are prone to persistent cough. However, when they get up, they will be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, tense muscles in the chest and abdomen, and even bronchospasm.

However, pneumonia patients often get sick after being tired or in the rain, or after being infected. About 1 / 3 of pneumonia patients only show symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. The course of disease is generally about 7 to 10 days. At the initial stage of onset, patients are prone to shiver, and then have high body temperature. The temperature can be about 39 to 40 ℃.

matters needing attention

Whether it is pneumonia or bronchitis patients, once the onset must immediately stop smoking, can not drink, must be appropriate rest, if because of infection caused by pneumonia or bronchitis, should also do bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test, so as to have a targeted choice of antibiotics.